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as in uniting
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer
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as in merging
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
several industrialized nations cooperated in a trade agreement to reduce or eliminate tariffs
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Recent Examples of cooperating
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
The bus driver is cooperating with authorities.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance, updated in 2012 as part of the city’s municipal code, largely forbids Chicago police from cooperating with federal immigration agencies in deportation proceedings.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Defense attorneys pushed back sharply, focusing on the credibility of cooperating witnesses expected to testify for the government.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
My body was just not cooperating.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Police said the driver was not injured and is cooperating with investigators.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 31 Mar. 2026
Barzee also argued to the panel Thursday that the House hearing could influence potential jurors in the criminal trial and that the concurrent proceedings have prevented her from cooperating with the ethics committee's investigation.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
The Toyota driver, identified as a 46-year-old Stamford resident, was not injured and was cooperating with the investigation, Booth said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
In terms of refusal rate, Fairfax County trailed slightly behind all of the top non-cooperating jails in Los Angeles County combined, according to the detainer data.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
For Javier Hernandez, cooperating with federal prosecutors felt like the only option.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
The bus driver is cooperating with authorities.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance, updated in 2012 as part of the city’s municipal code, largely forbids Chicago police from cooperating with federal immigration agencies in deportation proceedings.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Defense attorneys pushed back sharply, focusing on the credibility of cooperating witnesses expected to testify for the government.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
My body was just not cooperating.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Police said the driver was not injured and is cooperating with investigators.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 31 Mar. 2026
Barzee also argued to the panel Thursday that the House hearing could influence potential jurors in the criminal trial and that the concurrent proceedings have prevented her from cooperating with the ethics committee's investigation.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
The Toyota driver, identified as a 46-year-old Stamford resident, was not injured and was cooperating with the investigation, Booth said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperating
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Caltrans and the Nevada County Transportation Commission are collaborating on the project.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Broadcom is also collaborating with Anthropic rival OpenAI on custom silicon for AI.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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But uniting it around a common program will be harder.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the run up to the 2024 election in Venezuela, the opposition leader María Corina Machado, a conservative, built a massive social movement uniting millions and backed Edmundo González, a diplomat, as a presidential candidate.—
Boris Muñoz,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
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The two bring a long-standing mutual respect and complementary expertise, positioning the Physical Production department for significant growth.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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The approach is positioned as a complementary solution, targeting mixed or contaminated plastics that conventional recycling cannot process effectively.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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Virtual psychology removes outdated barriers by merging medical scrutiny with convenience, helping individuals move from uncertainty toward greater clarity.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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The independent chef scene often reveals how immigrant traditions, first-generation entrepreneurship and local ingredients are merging into a new Southern food identity.—
Sam Flemming,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Toyota’s driver stayed at the scene of the collision and was cooperative in the investigation, police said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Using the cy-trust model, the cooperative robots were able to assign lower trust scores to suspicious inputs and ignore them over time.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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The company is in an inherently difficult strategic position due to Uber’s dominance — while Lyft is only in the US and Canada, Uber is diversified across most global markets and has expanded into other synergetic areas like food and alcohol delivery.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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This time, the Atlanta rapper took pen skills and synergetic spirit to co-write the Red Clay short film with Omar Epps.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Success feels local, personal, reciprocal.—
Samuel Mueller,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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The dialogue can even be reciprocal, Lucia said, with actors contributing suggestions about movement or camera angles.—
Emily Maskell,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The work of keeping a stout, synergic defense never really stops.—
Rob Mahoney,
SI.com,
19 Oct. 2017
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“Cooperating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperating. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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