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
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
All the teams involved will be invited to play in the Southern California regionals that begin in two weeks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza has teamed with Civil War and Ex Machina director Alex Garland to make Warfare, which dramatizes the day in 2006 a team of Navy SEALs, Mendoza among them, entered an apartment building in Ramadi province, Iraq, on a treacherous surveillance mission.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Even so, the Dodgers remain the top team in the NL West with a game-and-a-half lead over the second-place San Francisco Giants and a two-and-a-half game lead over the third-place San Diego Padres.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
All the teams involved will be invited to play in the Southern California regionals that begin in two weeks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Verb
The two seniors were closing in on graduation and had teamed to win the Mission League doubles title last week.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza has teamed with Civil War and Ex Machina director Alex Garland to make Warfare, which dramatizes the day in 2006 a team of Navy SEALs, Mendoza among them, entered an apartment building in Ramadi province, Iraq, on a treacherous surveillance mission.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for team
Noun
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The fire is now 75% contained and crews continue to make good progress going direct on the fires edge.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
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Search-and-rescue crews faced low visibility and murky waters during the eight-hour operation, with water temperatures dropping to the low 60s in the evening, NBC Philadelphia reported.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The league’s economic growth, the rise of several first-rate training facilities and a general sense that MLS is highly organized are all objectives that leagues around the world covet.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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His offensive numbers were closer to league average from 2021 to 2023.—
Chad Jennings,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At times the mines were also under control of the Wazalendo, a militia allied with the Congolese army.—
David Yusufu Kibingila,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Mosaddegh was toppled from his seat in a 1953 coup led by the Iranian army and backed by the U.K. and the U.S.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The centers were organized by geographic location—the 25 states with the most facilities were ranked individually, while facilities from remaining states were grouped into four regions.—
Newsweek Rankings,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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The platform seems to group this music in a similar basket.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2025
Noun
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At Birmingham, in a cup semi-final against one of League One’s most expensive squads, we’re swept up in the stakes and the occasion.—
Katie Whyatt,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The Unified squad, which only plays RSL’s team once per year, is searching for a three-peat in the rivalry.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Aaron Judge clubbed four hits on the day to bring his batting average back up to .409 as the Yankees tormented former teammate Luis Severino (1-4), who was tagged for nine hits and eight runs in his first-ever start against his ex-club.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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The bear clubbed him, rattled his dome, hit his wristwatch, and then straddled him.—
Benjamin Alva Polley,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
Noun
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However, due to declining service quality and customer dissatisfaction, the company is now rehiring human agents.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The Chicago company played to more than 2.5 million people and grossed more than $400 million at the Chicago box office over three and a half years.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
Verb
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The firm is not affiliated with the U.S. government or any governmental agency.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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They were all affiliated with al Qaeda and hijacked four jets.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2025
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“Team.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/team. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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