as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
shared resources
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as in participated
to take a share or part
everyone in the enterprise will share in the profits
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Recent Examples of shared
Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Nehemiah organized the city’s rebuilding through a collaborative process based on shared responsibility.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Wooten shared his public commitment via a streaming ceremony hosted by 247Sports.
—Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
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Adjective
The study recommends universal shots against 11 diseases while moving flu, hepatitis, rotavirus, RSV and some meningitis vaccines to high-risk or ‘shared decision-making’ categories.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Nehemiah organized the city’s rebuilding through a collaborative process based on shared responsibility.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Verb
Sharyn Alfonsi left the show after her contract expired over Memorial Day weekend, citing an editorial dispute over a story on a notorious El Salvador prison in a statement shared on her Substack.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Wooten shared his public commitment via a streaming ceremony hosted by 247Sports.
—Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shared
Adjective
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The New York Knicks held their collective breath during the first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night after All-Star guard Jalen Brunson suffered an injury scare against the San Antonio Spurs.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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The Cannes Film Festival is a collective celebration and must remain one.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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About 45 developers are interested in joining the next phase after 15 projects participated in the pilot.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Every major art-world institution participated in the Bicentennial, with most producing sweeping exhibitions of varying quality that aimed to broaden their audiences.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Even all the combined power of the stars in the area would not have been able to do it.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The industrial conglomerate benefits as a majority Quantinuum shareholder, retaining 48% of the combined voting power.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The human sandwich model shows how collaborative AI use is, or should be.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Other local creators featured at Tian Tea House Tian’s daytime food offerings also reflect that broader collaborative approach.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Frequent collaborators, the acclaimed violinist and pianist perform works by Schubert, Grieg, Ives, Ysaÿe and Ravel in their first joint appearance at Disney Hall since 2010.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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In March, Iran is believed to have launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean, 2,000 miles from Iran, in what appeared to be its first attempt to target the base.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Cuba's armed forces said on Facebook that the meeting took place with mutual agreement and that both sides agreed to maintain communication.—
Phil Stewart,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The move ended a mutual defense treaty between Washington and Taipei, much to the dismay at the time of the US Congress, which quickly passed the Taiwan Relations Act to assert its role in relations across the Taiwan Strait.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Multiple generations of Neolithic designers relied on communal teamwork and clever construction techniques to precisely place each of the site’s gigantic megaliths about 5,000 years ago.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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The space seats 85 diners inside and almost 40 outside and still includes a communal table.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Shared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shared. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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