teams (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of team (up)
as in collaborates
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end the television broadcast networks will be teaming up for joint coverage of the event

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  1. collaborates
  2. cooperates
  3. unites
Verb
  • The program frequently collaborates with the university’s Connecticut Repertory Theatre company.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Stylist Samantha McMillen, who also collaborates with Elle’s sister Dakota Fanning, curated the actress’ premiere look.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborates
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  • When the weather cooperates, book an al fresco table among the pagoda trees and boxwoods of the lush garden that feels light years away from the city.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • If risk is purely a market phenomenon, the response is to time entries and exits well and hope the cycle cooperates.
    — Khalifa Aldhaheri, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooperates
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  • But the thing that unites all their work, across all phases of production, is a persistence to muscle it past whatever obstacles and challenges lie in its path.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Simon’s hospitalization unites his estranged parents, played by the always-nice-to-encounter Joaquina Kalukango and Jason Tam, who have differing opinions about whether to take him off life support.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of unites
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“Teams (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teams%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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