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as in to collaborate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer
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as in to unite
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
several industrialized nations cooperated in a trade agreement to reduce or eliminate tariffs
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Recent Examples of cooperate
The new Syrian government has cooperated with U.S. intelligence agencies and foiled several ISIS plots to attack Damascus.
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Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
On the day of the killing, police said that Hawkins was cooperating with detectives’ investigation.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
Spartan College Campus President Chris Becker said the school is cooperating with the investigation.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
But Miami could offer those four specific picks only if the deal for an All-Star is verbally agreed to by draft night (and if Charlotte cooperates).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
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Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
On the day of the killing, police said that Hawkins was cooperating with detectives’ investigation.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
Spartan College Campus President Chris Becker said the school is cooperating with the investigation.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
But Miami could offer those four specific picks only if the deal for an All-Star is verbally agreed to by draft night (and if Charlotte cooperates).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperate
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Britain agreed the most significant reset of ties with the European Union since Brexit on Monday, removing some trade barriers and collaborating on defence to help grow its economy and boost security on the continent.—
Kate Holton,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The best insights come when data scientists, product managers and marketers collaborate to frame the right questions and interpret the results critically.—
Gunjan Paliwal,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Remarkably, the vote against advancing the bill came after President Donald Trump had called on Republicans in a social media post to unite behind it.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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The sacrificial rituals separated gods and humans but also united them by incorporating the gods into the human system of meat distribution.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
16 May 2025
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So much water flows down the mountain that Tudy Creek — normally about 4 feet across — swells and merges with another creek to form a violent river that rages down the road between them.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
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Things began falling apart when the team tried merging Siri’s old code with the new one.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2025
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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