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as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
a series of televised announcements made in cooperation with the tobacco companies warning teenagers about the hazards of smoking
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as in coordination
the work and activity of a number of persons who individually contribute toward the efficiency of the whole
everyone's cooperation will make the project go much faster
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Recent Examples of cooperation
The agreement builds on a long-standing AI collaboration between Singapore and Google, signed in 2022, to strengthen AI cooperation.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 20 May 2026
South Korea’s foreign minister said on Wednesday a Korean tanker was crossing the strait in cooperation with Iran.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Intelligence cooperation, economic stability and security issues were on the table, the official said.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 May 2026
Putin and Xi oversaw the signing of more than 40 cooperation agreements in areas such as trade, technology and media exchanges.
—E. Eduardo Castillo, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 20 May 2026
South Korea’s foreign minister said on Wednesday a Korean tanker was crossing the strait in cooperation with Iran.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Intelligence cooperation, economic stability and security issues were on the table, the official said.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 May 2026
Putin and Xi oversaw the signing of more than 40 cooperation agreements in areas such as trade, technology and media exchanges.
—E. Eduardo Castillo, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperation
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December 22 – January 19 A partnership may feel steadier once the unspoken expectations around money, time, or effort become actual terms.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2026
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The organization runs monthly workshops in partnership with So House, alongside resilience workshops led by life coach Chetna Chakravarthy, held online over six-week cycles in groups of 20 to 30 participants per batch.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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On Friday, firefighters and emergency officials from multiple agencies gathered in San Rafael for a large-scale wildfire training exercise focused on emergency coordination, evacuation planning and mutual aid response.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Mamdani’s ability to implement airport-level taxes requires coordination with Governor Hochul and the New Jersey governor’s office.—
Greg Raiff,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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While some plaintiffs who took the bait may have been only grossly ignorant, certainly some were guilty of bad faith, anti-Blackness, and opportunistic collaboration with white supremacy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The Times/Siena Poll is a collaboration between The New York Times and Siena Research Institute, part of ReconMR.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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As well as attracting huge foot traffic to its stores, the company’s brand benefits from its association with one of the Switzerland’s most storied watchmakers.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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In a 2019 genome-wide association study published in Nature Communications, researchers identified 351 genetic loci associated with morning chronotype (up from just 24 a decade ago) in a meta-analysis of nearly 700,000 individuals.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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In the decades since, theorizing of the relationship between natural and artificial literature spawned a whole new academic field, generally within English departments.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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And whatever rifts had formed in his relationship with Altman were largely absent from social media.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Block party permits are not intended for private parties or events related to political affiliations, commercial or religious organizations, or for neighbors who host a party on their private property.—
Tori Mason,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Voters are eligible to participate in Georgia’s primary elections regardless of party affiliation.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
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“Cooperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperation. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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