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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
Most leadership teams cannot answer this, and the exercise usually surfaces more exposure than expected. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Several teams have inquired about DeRozan, including teams with exception money available. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026
Verb
Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour aren't waiting long to team back up. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026 Instead, Wagler can team immediately with Garland to make a dynamic, young backcourt for a franchise hoping to win its first playoff series since 2021. — Los Angeles Times, 24 June 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
  • With over 1,400 crew members, there was always a willing hand near-by with a greeting or offer of assistance.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • Marine crews with the San Francisco Police Department found her body near the area west of the Golden Gate Bridge, KCRA reported.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of crew
Verb
  • For those interested in learning or perfecting their game, Crossroads Golf KC will begin to offer lessons from instructors, and leagues every Monday and Tuesday starting in the fall.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • This has led to a rising tide of fist-shaking among sports fans that leagues and teams are harder than ever to follow amid a checkerboard of free and subscription distribution deals.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of league
Noun
  • Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief, according to a statement on social media.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • In 2024, he was made commander of the Ukrainian Land Forces, one of the most senior posts in the Ukrainian army, before being appointed commander of the Joint Forces the following year.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of army
Verb
  • Here, then, is our second attempt to group all 30 teams into seven trade tiers.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Among the diverse international literatures grouped together under that heading, there are dozens of writers who reinvented literature to cope with ruptures of their own.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of group
Noun
  • The Kansas City Chiefs held their first full-squad practice of training camp on Wednesday following a three-day weekend ramp-up for rookies and quarterbacks.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • For a long time, Chelsea’s transfer strategy was to assemble a squad of some of the best young players in the world and develop them together.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of squad
Verb
  • Francisco Alvarez, meanwhile, clubbed a 401-foot solo home run — his 12th homer of the year — in the eighth inning against reliever Evan Phillips.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • It’s been a long while since Washington Avenue was a glamorous hotbed of South Beach dining, clubbing and live music.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of club
Noun
  • The earliest cases dated to April and occurred in evaluation environments that lacked what the company described as standard safeguards.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • This would include a database with all companies and individuals permitted to tow.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 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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