as in collaborative
used or done by a number of people as a group
a cooperative space project undertaken by Russia and the U.S.
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Recent Examples of cooperative
Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Brown is the founder of Sanctuary Medicine & a cooperative member at Restore Forward in Brooklyn, NY.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2025
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REI Co-op is a consumer cooperative that exists to inspire and equip everyone to get outside.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
In their restaurant 95% of ingredients are produced by members of the cooperative and are used to create dishes such as nettle and dandelion croquettes, or artichokes stuffed with hazelnuts.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Brown is the founder of Sanctuary Medicine & a cooperative member at Restore Forward in Brooklyn, NY.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Ramirez, 34, taught business at the public school cooperative, which provides programs for special education, alternative and career technical students, according to the school’s website.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2025
Half Dome 2 Tent with Footprint Half Dome 3 Tent with Footprint
REI Co-op is a consumer cooperative that exists to inspire and equip everyone to get outside.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperative
Noun
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Two weeks after cutting funding for the organization that coordinates the report's production, the Trump administration has apparently informed all the authors working on it that their services are no longer needed.—
Alex Goy,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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The aim is to ensure that the correct priorities remain visible, resources are appropriately allocated and the organization maintains a steady rhythm.—
Ishita Mehta,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Many supported Trump because of their collective allergy toward anything remotely lefty—seeing Hugo Chávez or his successor Nicolás Maduro’s shadow on Kamala Harris.—
Alejandro Puyana,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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These exercises are vital in strengthening our collective defense posture and operational readiness.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some students will arrive at college already managing audiences and partnerships.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The hotline came to the county in 2022 in partnership with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to provide 24/7 coverage for all residents in the county.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In his previous term in office, Trump took the unprecedented step of refusing to join fellow G-7 leaders in the traditional joint communiqué issued at the end of a summit.—
Ngaire Woods,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The battle for the 2027 tournament was even pretty close, with Brazil beating a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands by 119 votes to 78 at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok last year.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 1955, the San Diego Public Library took over much of the La Jolla collection while leaving the association with its music and arts materials, at which time the association adopted the name Athenaeum Music & Arts Library.—
Michael Williams,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
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The Edgar Awards announced the 2025 winners on May 1 The awards honor the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television The association also gave out a selection of special awards at the ceremony The winners of the 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Awards are here!—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Climate and Geography of the Rhône Valley Running 150 miles from north to south along steep riverbanks, the Rhône Valley is home to just shy of 160,000 acres of grapevines in 148 communes.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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The United Nations has said that between late January and March 2025, at least 262 people were killed and 66 others injured in the southern Port-au-Prince communes of Kenscoff and Carrefour.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy both joined the navy, aware that fine military records would support their political aspirations; the relationship between the two men, moving from mutual respect to bitter rivalry, is one of the book’s stronger story lines.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The pair were introduced by mutual friends Jensen and Danneel Ackles, that same year and sparks immediately flew.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While Kuwait was the first to buy the warplane from Leonardo, other nations purchased it directly from the other companies in the consortium.—
Lara Jakes,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the period between the 2017 Inauguration and the end of that March, the consortium tallied about two thousand protests.—
Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Cooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperative. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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