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noun

ˈtēm How to pronounce team (audio)
Definition of teamnext
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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verb

as in to league

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Recent Examples of team
Noun
In the initial complaint obtained by USA TODAY, Said claimed she was placed on an all-male team that included Gutman and two other crew members. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
This year’s lineup will team him with former Miles Davis and Roberta Flack bass great Marshall Hawkins, Katie Thiroux, Collier Keitani, Justin Grinnell and Julian Esparza. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026 Thornton went six innings, holding the NL Central’s first-place to team to one run on seven hits, and struck out four. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for team
Recent Examples of Synonyms for team
  1. crew
  2. league
  3. army
  4. group
  5. squad
  6. club
  7. company
  8. affiliate
Noun
  • According to an arrest report, deputies arrived on the scene to find a MEMS ambulance crew preparing to transport a woman to the hospital with injuries.
    — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Seeing Kat and Kayley do their make-up together in the crew mess gives her the perfect opportunity to ask shirtless Coop for a consoling hug.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of crew
Verb
  • Such is a reality of a salary-cap — and in the Heat’s current case, hard-cap — league that forces choices.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … ‘JUST ASTOUNDING’ – Ex-NBA player looking to enter WNBA torches league over crucial point.
    — , FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of league
Noun
  • In other places such as Libya and Somalia, Washington supported the national armies and local militias battling jihadi forces and engaged in whack-a-mole with jihadi leaders.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Nor could Grossman write about collaborators or the punishment battalions composed of convicts that were used as cannon fodder (one of many parallels between the conduct of the Soviet army and the present-day Russian military in Ukraine).
    — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of army
Verb
  • The Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution last week toward the start of a seven-hour meeting, in a unanimous, single vote that grouped together numerous ordinances.
    — Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
  • From TikTok videos to front tables at indie bookshops and in countless newsletters, a group of seemingly ubiquitous novels are being grouped together like ingredients for a distinctive personality type.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of group
Noun
  • The victory was Visma-Lease a Bike’s seventh stage victory of the race, with the Dutch squad sitting first and second in the green jersey standings.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of squad
Verb
  • The North Siders clubbed an all-time team record of nine home runs in a single game, routing their rival Milwaukee Brewers 17-3 at Wrigley Field − and ending August with 62 round-trippers for the month, another team record.
    — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Cubs blasted a franchise-record nine home runs in the victory, with star third baseman Alex Bregman clubbing three of them.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of club
Noun
  • Marshall, the owner of Mogul Vision, which employed Morgenroth, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on behalf of himself, the company or Morgenroth.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Looming over it all is billionaire Matthew Prince, a Park City resident who had expressed frustrations with how Vail Resorts has operated its Park City property, blaming Vail CEO Rob Katz for the company’s financial troubles.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of company
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the number of voters who officially affiliate as dues-paying members of the DSA is also on the upswing, nearly doubling since Mamdani began his viral mayoral campaign in 2025.
    — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
  • Two major super PACs affiliated with AI companies are facing off in New York's 12th congressional district — the only congressional race so far where both political action committees are involved.
    — Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Definition of affiliate

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