NETWORKING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

networking

verb

Definition of networking

present participle of network

as in socializing

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But mostly, Mahomes arrived and worked without socializing, instead left to his thoughts, with the World Cup to interrupt them.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
But what if the longer wavelengths of the embers could both extend the hours of socializing without heavily impeding our sleep cycle?

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of socializing

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More than a manufacturer, Brandix supports global brands throughout the entire product development process, collaborating on designs that meet end consumers’ rapidly changing demands.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Everyone kind of knew each other, creators were constantly collaborating, and there was a real sense of community.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of collaborating

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The results are splendid when the duo is dealing, but when the line comes off the ice, the quality of play decreases.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The grand jury’s findings that $10 million in Medicaid settlement money was diverted through nonprofits into political committees describe exactly the kind of self-dealing the Attorney General’s office is supposed to police, not participate in.

— José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of dealing

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The air-conditioning was broken, and the Tate brothers were mingling upstairs with a handful of diplomats and Administration officials.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Cue French moldings and geometric Parisian floorboards mingling with Italian materials like travertine marble.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mingling

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Among the cooperating witnesses expected to testify is Joseph Vincent, a former Drug Enforcement Administration informant who did not testify in the first trial.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors said then-Sheriff Lee Baca ordered deputies to hide an inmate who was cooperating with an FBI investigation.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of cooperating

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