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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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as in collaborating
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Recent Examples of cooperating
Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
In the news release, KCKPD said those who police believe to have been involved in the stabbing remained at the scene and were cooperating with investigators.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The Trust Act prohibits Boston Police and other city departments from cooperating with ICE on civil immigration detainers.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors said Magbanua served as the intermediary for the two men prosecutors said were hired to carry out the killing, Sigfredo Garcia, who was sentenced to life in prison, and Luis Rivera, who is serving a 19-year sentence after cooperating with the state.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Those companies not only halted competition between their own brands, but also began cooperating with each other, the complaint alleges.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Burning Man is cooperating with law enforcement.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The Associated Press reported that Northumbria Helicopters, which is cooperating with authorities, confirmed that one of the helicopter was involved in a crash during a flying lesson.
—David Chiu, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Lee’s office said in announcing the visit that the two leaders plan to discuss cooperating on key manufacturing sectors such as semiconductors, batteries and shipbuilding.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Investigators also said that the couple began to distance themselves, and within a week had stopped cooperating entirely.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
In the news release, KCKPD said those who police believe to have been involved in the stabbing remained at the scene and were cooperating with investigators.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The Trust Act prohibits Boston Police and other city departments from cooperating with ICE on civil immigration detainers.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors said Magbanua served as the intermediary for the two men prosecutors said were hired to carry out the killing, Sigfredo Garcia, who was sentenced to life in prison, and Luis Rivera, who is serving a 19-year sentence after cooperating with the state.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Those companies not only halted competition between their own brands, but also began cooperating with each other, the complaint alleges.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Burning Man is cooperating with law enforcement.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The Associated Press reported that Northumbria Helicopters, which is cooperating with authorities, confirmed that one of the helicopter was involved in a crash during a flying lesson.
—David Chiu, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Lee’s office said in announcing the visit that the two leaders plan to discuss cooperating on key manufacturing sectors such as semiconductors, batteries and shipbuilding.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperating
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The filmmaker launched her production company Cinelava to produce the project, collaborating with Germany’s Red Balloon Film and Red Sea Fund.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tour organizers also will be collaborating with local partners for each screening like film societies, festivals, sports clubs and other groups.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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In partnership with Danny Wimmer Presents, founder and coordinator of Bourbon & Beyond, this year’s World Bourbon Toast will stream live from the event's main stage, uniting music fans, and bourbon lovers in every time zone.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tezduyar’s view since 1990 has been uniting the two representations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What also stood out Sunday was the complementary nature of this Steelers victory.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ejae, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna, who provide the band’s singing voices, broke the fourth wall in complementary, Huntr/x-style ensembles.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Supported by the Dutch Research Council, Health~Holland, and the UT-Radboud TURBO programme, this research represents a significant step toward merging natural biology with advanced robotics.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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In a new paper, two of us (Krystal and Karan) teamed up with a group of researchers, including postdoctoral researcher Anjali Yelikar, to look at ripples in space-time to spot a few of these elusive black holes merging.—
Bill Smith,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The driver has been fully cooperative with investigators.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, cooperative and validating communication can help when problems are minor or unchangeable.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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There were reciprocal tariffs added on top, raising the tariffs from 10 to 25 percent as a base increase on my regular costs.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The work of keeping a stout, synergic defense never really stops.—
Rob Mahoney,
SI.com,
19 Oct. 2017
Cite this Entry
“Cooperating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperating. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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