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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
Parallel institutions, such as schools and tax systems operating outside the formal repressive system, like during Slobodan Milosevic’s decade-long crackdown in Kosovo, have sustained non-cooperation and shaped a future vision.
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Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
European cooperation has been essential.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Its commitment to moderation, development, and cross-regional cooperation paved the way for this moment.
—Yossi Shelley, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
What’s good ex-etiquette? A. Co-parenting by definition requires mutual respect and cooperation, which is hard to maintain when one party undermines the other through such petty behavior.
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
European cooperation has been essential.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Its commitment to moderation, development, and cross-regional cooperation paved the way for this moment.
—Yossi Shelley, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
What’s good ex-etiquette? A. Co-parenting by definition requires mutual respect and cooperation, which is hard to maintain when one party undermines the other through such petty behavior.
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperation
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The organization has a partnership with the nonprofit Allbritton Journalism Institute, which sponsors a multi-year class of 20 fellows who work closely with professional journalists in the newsroom.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Alongside the build of seven Astute class submarines – of which HMS Agamemnon is the sixth – BAE Systems is also constructing four Dreadnought class boats in partnership with the wider Defence Nuclear Enterprise.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Weight training and resistance exercises are also beneficial, as well as activities that combine balance, agility and coordination, like Tai Chi or dancing, according to the expert.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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While Washington frames the buildup as a counter-narcotics effort, its scale and coordination have drawn comparisons to prewar mobilizations, highlighting the growing intensity of the standoff.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Art and Commerce The Vuitton stand at Art Basel is likewise dominated by an eight-meter-high sculpture of an octopus, inspired by Chinese lanterns, which Murakami described as a way of countering potential criticism of his ongoing practice of blurring his art practice with his brand collaborations.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Working in collaboration of the National Trust for Historic Places, the National Fund for Sacred Places each year provides matching grants of between $50,000 and $500,000 to congregations undertaking significant capital campaigns.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Politicians toy with those associations in their own cowboy costuming.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Their risk of major depression rose by about 16%, while there was no significant association among men.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere in the podcast, Shallow discusses her penchant for using femininity and flirtation as reality TV weapons, and how that nickname cast a shadow on her real-life relationships.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Muriel’s From American Horror Story to Disney’s Princess and the Frog, New Orleans’s relationship with the otherworldly has been well documented on film and television.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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This is about names, and conference affiliation.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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That sentiment is consistent across political party affiliations, according to the AARP.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Cooperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperation. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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