cooperativeness

noun

Definition of cooperativenessnext
1
as in cooperation

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as in receptiveness

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  1. cooperation
  2. receptiveness
  3. solidarity
  4. receptivity
  5. unity
  6. kinship
  7. oneness
  8. relationship
Noun
  • Such a move would mark a significant expansion of Moscow and Pyongyang’s military cooperation and comes as Ukraine is running painfully short of air defenses.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Both restrict state and local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities like ICE.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperation
Noun
  • There’s a receptiveness to Helaena that at times can be really funny but also played up the tragedy of her arc this season.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The team also found that residents in the Sardinian Blue Zone had higher levels of curiosity and receptiveness to new ideas in general, and were more adept at understanding and sharing their emotions.
    — Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Definition of receptiveness
Noun
  • Other Dayton-area businesses — including a Lego store and a root beer shop — temporarily altered their logos to include beavers in a show of solidarity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • But the quakes also exposed a sense of solidarity, as neighbors were forced to rely on one another in the immediate aftermath.
    — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of solidarity
Noun
  • That demographic also showed stronger brand receptivity during the tournament, with World Cup viewers 21% more likely to feel loyal to advertisers and 24% more likely to view tournament ads as credible​, according to NBCUniversal data.
    — Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • That spiritual receptivity brings peace, clarity, and even safety to others.
    — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026
Definition of receptivity
Noun
  • Especially if that sense of unity and alignment that marked the final weeks of last season is maintained through this one.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike typical events, the people themselves are the focus, fostering unity and action.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of unity
Noun
  • This clothing in turn helps Druids feel a sense of kinship with Europe’s pre-Christian peoples, including the ancient druids, who in the popular imagination are often envisioned as robed.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Their work identified 14 emotions or experiences that could be affected by the design of an extreme habitat, including anxiety, autonomy, nostalgia, curiosity, fatigue, and kinship.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of kinship
Noun
  • There was no other identity or activity – only the oneness of creator and His spiritual expression, man.
    — Sylvia Messner, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
  • Two Ships is thus a narrative for our time, when the aspirational vision of oneness has given way to intractable twoness.
    — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of oneness
Noun
  • Al Solove, chair of Indivisible ATL and a member of the DeFrost Home Depot leadership team, said the coalition is specifically pressing Home Depot to end its relationship with Flock Safety.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Her motive wasn’t a major part of the trial, but evidence presented by the prosecution suggested her relationship with her in-laws had deteriorated.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
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