as in coordination
the work and activity of a number of persons who individually contribute toward the efficiency of the whole it takes teamwork to pull off a successful fund-raiser

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Recent Examples of teamwork After so many months of drama, that teamwork is something to shout about. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 From communication and collaboration to adaptability and teamwork, here are a few soft skills engineers need to master (and why). Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025 Libra Season paired with Mars in Scorpio is about teamwork that feels fated, partnerships that feel like destiny, and art that heals the collective. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025 As a former athlete, to be able to combine my love of storytelling and the creative process with teamwork is a dream come true. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teamwork
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Noun
  • Authorities apprehended Tyler Robinson, age 22, in connection with the shooting after a 33-hour manhunt involving tips from Robinson’s family and subsequent coordination with law enforcement.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Recent developments at the intersection of Crypto x AI have made the objective of coordination accelerationism explicit and thus hard to overlook.
    Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • The National Guard remains deployed in the district after Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an executive order coordinating cooperation between local police and federal forces through the end of November.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Scott Olson/Getty Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tunisian President Kais Saied witness the signing of multiple bilateral cooperation documents in various fields including green and low-carbon development and investment after their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Teamwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teamwork. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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