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
Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 21 May 2026
Monday’s appearance was a dramatic sight based on their shared vitriol.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Prasad Maderamitla, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The apartment Nakonechna once shared with her husband is now almost unrecognizable.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Adjective
Such services cost about the same as shared hosting, depending on the amount of storage, number of sites, and length of your contract.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 21 May 2026
Monday’s appearance was a dramatic sight based on their shared vitriol.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Verb
There should be shared accountability across an organization's business, product and technical functions.
—Prasad Maderamitla, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The apartment Nakonechna once shared with her husband is now almost unrecognizable.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shared
Adjective
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Midfielder Onni Valakari framed the mistakes less as individual breakdowns than collective failures.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The image of Brazil’s No 7 running rings around opposition defences — often literally — will forever be embedded in the nation’s collective memory.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Not only has the Netflix roast caused a stir among viewers, but the comedians who participated also have been trading slights in recent weeks.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Achane had his shoulder cleaned up, and has been limited to conditioning work in the OTA sessions he’s participated in.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The combined disgust, discomfort, ignorance, and fascination with our Indigeneity that unsettled my aunties and fascinated my cousins made more sense to me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Signed at a combined cost of £320m, Isak, Ekitike and Wirtz played just 118 minutes of football together all season.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Conversations become collaborative rather than adversarial.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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Almost Waking [Unheard of Hope] Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt’s new collaborative album began, as so many modern meetings of the minds do, with some unexpected internet chat.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
22 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
Adjective
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At its core, the novel emphasizes communal resilience and individual survivance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The concerts were canceled after the terrorist plot was uncovered, prompting Swifties to take to the streets to come together in an act of communal support.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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“Shared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shared. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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