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
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Data, competition, and the future of drone warfare The competition among units is fierce but cooperative when combat intensifies.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
The cooperative is also behind the Partners in Care program, which pairs Nashville police officers with mental health professionals to help with calls that involve people in a behavioral crisis.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Officers did not raise their voices, and Butler appeared cooperative as he was handcuffed and escorted out.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Data, competition, and the future of drone warfare The competition among units is fierce but cooperative when combat intensifies.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
Redevelopment of the housing cooperative have been in the works for years.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
The cooperative is also behind the Partners in Care program, which pairs Nashville police officers with mental health professionals to help with calls that involve people in a behavioral crisis.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperative
Adjective
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Presented across four venues in Lagos and Ibadan, the program features solo and collaborative projects, institutional exhibitions, screenings, and talks.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nelson has also released 1994’s Christmas With Willie Nelson, 1997’s Hill Country Christmas, and 1995’s Pancho, Lefty, and Rudolph, a collaborative Xmas album with Merle Haggard.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Thank you Dodger Nation, Blue Jays organization and all baseball fans for your love and support.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Having led a multimillion-dollar organization and mentored thousands of women nationwide, Martine now specializes in guiding high-achieving women to stop over-functioning, reclaim their energy, and lead with clarity and confidence.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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His win shows a collective institutional political fatigue, and inspires hope, in a particularly dark time, that there is new light and new solutions to be found in American politics beyond the binary confines of institutional Democrats.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Many of the members of the collective Creators for Zohran, a group aimed at getting Mamdani elected, are working New Yorkers, not full-time influencers.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Wolvaardt tried to keep the chase alive through partnerships with Sinalo Jafta (16) and Annerie Dercksen, who scored 35.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The orbital laboratory is operated through a global partnership of space agencies, including NASA, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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On Sunday, he’s scheduled to have a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, followed by a joint signing ceremony with the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Exposure to the substance has been linked to a wide range of health impacts, including developmental problems, nervous system damage and hearing problems in children; and high blood pressure, joint pain and reproductive problems in adults.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And Jack Ciattarelli has made his association with the president a big part of his campaign.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani initially tried to stay on-message, offering a quick disavowal of an unsavory association or controversial past statement and pivoting back his agenda.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Since 2019, California has partnered with jurisdictions in 28 countries—touching more than a quarter of the world’s population, with a combined GDP in the tens of trillions of dollars—to cut greenhouse gases, enhance climate resilience and develop clean energy.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The combined company will have a huge stable of household brands under one roof, putting Kenvue’s Listerine mouthwash and Band-Aid side-by-side with Kimberly-Clark’s Cottonelle toilet paper, Huggies and Kleenex tissues.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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So when the first children in the commune were born, factions emerged around which language the next generation should speak.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the isolated Swedish countryside of the never-setting sun, Midsommar hints at deeper, darker forces beneath the commune's folksy, welcoming exterior.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Cooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperative. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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