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 Lundgren spoke about leadership and teamwork, but not before managing one quip. David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 Technical skills can be taught, but composure, teamwork and recovery under pressure are what drive performance. Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 Link’s flight simulators supercharging our pilot training with adaptive decision-making under pressure; medical residents refining teamwork and communication in simulated trauma bays; managers learning leadership through live project crises with shifting constraints and incomplete information. Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Co-starring Zoe Saldaña, Leonard Roberts, and Orlando Jones, the film celebrates teamwork, tradition, and the undeniable rhythm of Southern marching bands that make Homecoming season unforgettable. Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teamwork
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  • Weight training and resistance exercises are also beneficial, as well as activities that combine balance, agility and coordination, like Tai Chi or dancing, according to the expert.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • While Washington frames the buildup as a counter-narcotics effort, its scale and coordination have drawn comparisons to prewar mobilizations, highlighting the growing intensity of the standoff.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Canadian governments negotiated an agreement on defense cooperation in 1940 and an auto industry pact in 1965.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Maintaining positive ties with South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung would continue the lattice-like foreign policy encouraged by Washington, one that favors multilateral cooperation among like-minded nations over bilateral dependence.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Teamwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teamwork. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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