team 1 of 2

as in crew
a group of people working together on a task asked the Boy Scouts to split into teams and begin pitching their tents

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Recent Examples of team
Noun
The chipmunks teamed with an Australian mouse named Monterey Jack, his dragonfly pal Zipper, and the team’s mechanic, Gadget Hackwrench, to battle such villainous characters as Fat Cat and Professor Norton Nimnul. Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Belstaff has also teamed with 1TRL, a subbrand of Merrell, on two sneakers and partnered with Grenson on a trio of service boots. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Now, as Flames GM Craig Conroy enters his third year as general manager and the team prepares to move into its new arena in two years’ time, Wolf is looked up as Calgary’s long-term starter. Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 For Anderson and his team at TSC Security, this model was not designed to take advantage of uncertainty. Matt Emma, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for team
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Noun
  • To counter the explosive projectiles, Russian tank crews began mounting homemade cages above their turrets to cushion the tanks from blasts.
    Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • By Sunday evening, the fire crew managed to contain 14% of this wildfire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Which leagues’ windows will still be open after today?
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The Magpies are set to lose their star striker, Alexander Isak, to league competitor Liverpool, and need a replacement.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Kansas City Chiefs and a small army of oral health volunteers transformed GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium into a kid-friendly dental clinic for a unique dental tailgate party.
    Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • On Tuesday night, the Nepali army deployed troops to restore order after prominent government buildings were set on fire, politicians were attacked and violent clashes erupted between protesters and government forces.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • War-naming conventions There are a number of different ways in which wars are named, but they can be broadly grouped around place, participants or time.
    Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Now the departments are housed under one roof and grouped by areas of overlap instead of major.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Panthers should probably promote practice-squad linebacker Krys Barnes in the coming weeks as insurance for Trevin Wallace, who was a major liability in Week 1 after a really strong summer.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • While Mizzou is nearly a four-touchdown favorite against Louisiana, South Carolina welcomes a feisty Vanderbilt squad which has blown out Charleston Southern and Virginia Tech in its first two games.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Padres smacked four home runs and clubbed them, 8-1, at Coors Field to clinch the three-game series.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Their 10-year-old daughter cheers three to four times a week and also does runners club twice a week, while their son plays soccer one to two times a week.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The logo of German car maker Mercedes-Benz is seen as a person stands in front of the company’s booth before the opening of the International Motor Show IAA on September 7, 2025, in Munich, southern Germany.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Metra trains serve six counties in the Chicago area, according to the company's website.
    Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Matos, 23, made the Opening Day roster but has spent most of the season as a platoon bat against left-handed pitching behind Mike Yastrzemski.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Braves are using the lefty-swinging Baldwin in a platoon timeshare with right-handed-hitting Sean Murphy.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Team.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/team. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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