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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teams (up)
  1. collaborates
  2. cooperates
  3. unites
Verb
  • Yoga instruction is available year-round, and the resort also collaborates with yoga gurus specializing in yin yoga, immersive sound healing, and yoga nidra from October to April.
    — Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The fund also powers the Yavarhoussen Scholarship, which collaborates with the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art in Paris to research and publish books on Malagasy art history.
    — Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborates
Verb
  • If the horizon is clear and the weather cooperates, these are the evenings to circle on your skywatching calendar.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There were 223 seats at the Lee’s Summit restaurant, not all of them in use, like the 24 in the open-air patio or at the two bars — one that expands into a third outdoor patio for when the weather cooperates.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperates
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  • However, data centers are the one rare issue in Texas that unites both sides of the aisle.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The 16th annual candlelight vigil unites family and community members to pause, reflect and remember the lives lost on 9/11 and in the global war against terrorism since that day.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of unites
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