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adjective

ˈsherd How to pronounce shared (audio)
Definition of sharednext
as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group shared resources

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shared

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verb

past tense of share
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
Adjective
Mercury opposes Chiron across your personal and shared resource zones, making questions about expenses, debt, or contributions feel more personal than the numbers suggest. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026 The alliance appears to be rooted in shared frustration with Abbas. — Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
What might appear whimsical reflected a view of people, plants and animals as part of a larger cosmic reality, a sensibility Schlumberger shared with Mellon. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 The anonymous former employees shared internal documents with Congress on Thursday, reports the New York Times. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shared
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shared
  1. collective
  2. participated
  3. combined
  4. collaborative
  5. joint
  6. mutual
  7. communal
Adjective
  • Would an invasion of Canada trigger Article 5 of the collective defense treaty requiring all members to come to Canada’s rescue?
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Yet the system underneath them would have become increasingly collective.
    — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of collective
Verb
  • Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif declined to say whether Pakistani forces had already participated in airstrikes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Haskins regularly performed music, and participated in two USO tours for troops in Kosovo, Macedonia, and Bosnia in 2000, and again in 2002 in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Oman, and Kyrgyzstan.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of participated
Adjective
  • The combined engineering of spatial, acoustic and visual experiences is, perhaps, still not fully appreciated.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • For decades, Wiener shaped the Austrian art scene with her combined textile, photography, painting, and collage works, as well as through notable collaborations with the likes of Valie Export and Dieter Roth.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of combined
Adjective
  • And Bhojwani hinted at more collaborative Aera designs to come.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But Bridges’ latest — a collaborative album with the British trio Jungle — might be the most daring vehicle yet for his sui generis instrument.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of collaborative
Adjective
  • Mubadala has become a direct investor in Luckin after a $1 billion joint investment with Centurium in early September, with neither side disclosing the respective stake size.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Two advocacy groups, Amnesty International and Asylum Access, in a joint statement urged the government to halt repatriations, saying the government's new system must not be used to fast-track unlawful deportations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of joint
Adjective
  • In 2017, the two were both guests at their mutual friend’s black-tie 21st birthday party in New York City.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Put your energy where connection feels mutual rather than merely expected.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of mutual
Adjective
  • That this doesn’t play like jokey stunt casting speaks to the spirit of communal, all-hands-on-deck engagement.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There is a sweet communal thing on The Office that doesn’t get very ugly.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of communal

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“Shared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shared. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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