synergy

as in partnership
the increased effectiveness that results when two or more people or businesses work together A synergy has developed among the different groups working on this project.

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Recent Examples of synergy In a move that combines family synergy, corporate branding, and the high-speed theater of NASCAR the track long known as Atlanta Motor Speedway has officially been rebranded as EchoPark Speedway. Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 This exhilarating synergy sparks deep, transformative conversations, Scorpio. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 29 May 2025 This is key to a successful multiplayer run where synergy is paramount. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025 Bob is only interested in synergy and either does not know or (more likely) does not care about Ethan’s horrific misconduct. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for synergy
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Noun
  • The orbital laboratory is operated through a global partnership of space agencies, including NASA, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • In January 2024, Drax formalized its partnership with GSNR with a memorandum of understanding.
    Tom Brown, Wired News, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • While there is no formal legal definition of sanctuary policies, the term generally refers to local jurisdictions limiting cooperation with federal immigration officers.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
  • To be sure, Biden officials made other kinds of progress in Asia, strengthening the United States’ Indo-Pacific alliances and facilitating trilateral security cooperation with Japan and South Korea.
    John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • This approach recognizes that vehicles require deep hardware-software coordination for safety and reliability.
    Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • Dennis Wilder, a former senior White House intelligence official, attributed the deteriorating bilateral relations in part to the lack of coordination across U.S. government agencies.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 June 2025

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“Synergy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synergy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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