Definition of teamworknext
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 Most employers, 75%, said grads are very or extremely proficient in teamwork, however. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 18 May 2026 Mercury enters Gemini in your 11th House of Friends, making teamwork, planning, and community ideas easier to move forward. Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026 Students learn five partnership styles from cumbia, salsa, charleston, hip hop and Bollywood, alongside lessons in teamwork, leadership and respect. Daily News, 14 May 2026 Baseball was about leadership, teamwork, partnership, everything America is. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for teamwork
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  • Our work includes health education, screenings, testing and treatment programs, care coordination, maternal health initiatives, disaster response, community health worker programs, and wraparound support services.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • The delegation is working in coordination with other countries including Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, the official said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
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  • London, with the backing of the UK Government, is also eager to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships but that will rely on the cooperation of West Ham, who would need to vacate the stadium for three weeks that September.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Xi may use the increasingly lopsided relationship between the two – with the Russian economy heavily beholden to China – to push for wins for Beijing in energy cooperation at time when conflict in the Middle East is squeezing Beijing’s access to crude oil.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 May 2026

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“Teamwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teamwork. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

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