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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,
1 July 2026
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Laurie Parker, a producer then working with director Jane Campion as part of a project that Sebold was cooperating with, reached Clapper in 2013.
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Joaquin Sapien,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
The driver of the SUV was not injured and has been cooperating with the investigation.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
The indictment refers to several courses of evidence, including text messages and information connected to unnamed co-conspirators who might cooperating with the feds.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 June 2026
Two female co-defendants have pleaded guilty and are cooperating with authorities.
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John Hanna,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Police said the driver of the vehicle drove a short distance after the crash, but quickly returned to the area before officers arrived, and was cooperating with the ongoing investigation.
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S.e. Jenkins,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
The police report noted that the driver was not drunk and is cooperating.
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Bernard Condon,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Adjective
Rebecca Morgan and Joy Abigail Gibson, who took non-cooperating plea deals ahead of trial, each received a 15-year prison sentence.
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Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2026
Verb
Investigators said Butler, who was injured, showed no signs of intoxication and was cooperating with investigators.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Laurie Parker, a producer then working with director Jane Campion as part of a project that Sebold was cooperating with, reached Clapper in 2013.
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Joaquin Sapien,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
The driver of the SUV was not injured and has been cooperating with the investigation.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
The indictment refers to several courses of evidence, including text messages and information connected to unnamed co-conspirators who might cooperating with the feds.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 June 2026
Two female co-defendants have pleaded guilty and are cooperating with authorities.
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John Hanna,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Police said the driver of the vehicle drove a short distance after the crash, but quickly returned to the area before officers arrived, and was cooperating with the ongoing investigation.
—
S.e. Jenkins,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
The police report noted that the driver was not drunk and is cooperating.
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Bernard Condon,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperating
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Recalling conversations with James in the Lakers' locker room, Woike said the four-time NBA MVP has likely embraced the idea that his next team will possibly need him as a complementary piece rather than the face of the franchise.
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The Sphere's outward display will also provide additional complementary programming for the fireworks shows.
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As the film tells it, her poses — sometimes casual, sometimes intense, always impressive — caught the eye of fellow climber Ivan Beerkus, and the two soon began collaborating.
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For Endowment content specifically, the approach has evolved from broadly honoring military service to collaborating directly with Veterans in shaping stories and experiences.
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The British North America Act came into effect, uniting the separate territories of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into one dominion called Canada.
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Fashion for Relief was registered in 2015 with the aim of uniting the fashion industry to relieve poverty and help those affected by natural or other disasters around the world.
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According to police video reviewed by the Tribune, Diaz-Torres was calm and cooperative with officers during the 20-minute roadside exchange.
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Kwanzaa’s principle of Ujamaa — cooperative economics — reflects a tradition of pooling resources, investing in community institutions, and understanding individual success as connected to collective well-being.
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Creators are increasingly viewed as media companies, merging partnerships with content creation.
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Gravitational-wave detectors should find merging black holes and neutron stars from even the most distant parts of the universe.
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp via Reuters This follows a series of escalating reciprocal strikes over the weekend that threatened to unravel efforts to secure a permanent end to the war.
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French officials condemned the move as hostile and unfounded, while urging citizens in the West African nation to exercise heightened vigilance as reciprocal measures are considered.
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The public evidence—exhibits, hearings, et cetera—was piled into the supplementary volumes.
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For the dependency support test, basic and supplementary Medicare benefits are not counted as support.
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Other and more recent tests for Parkinson’s incorporate non-motor symptoms, such as loss of sense of smell and constipation, as correlative of the disease.
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Ephemera is so often illustrative of the inner life of a character, a direct, beating correlative of the contents of their hearts.
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