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as in to collaborate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer
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as in to unite
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
several industrialized nations cooperated in a trade agreement to reduce or eliminate tariffs
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Recent Examples of cooperate
Immigration judges face repercussions for not cooperating, the association said.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Some nations do not cooperate with the U.S. regarding repatriations, meaning nationals from those countries are left in the U.S. under final orders of removal.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The driver of the Toyota that initially struck Perez remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, the HCSO said, adding that the case is under investigation by the department’s vehicular crimes division.
—David Chiu, People.com, 3 July 2025
Grossi said Iran is legally obligated to cooperate with the IAEA under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 June 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Some nations do not cooperate with the U.S. regarding repatriations, meaning nationals from those countries are left in the U.S. under final orders of removal.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The driver of the Toyota that initially struck Perez remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, the HCSO said, adding that the case is under investigation by the department’s vehicular crimes division.
—David Chiu, People.com, 3 July 2025
Grossi said Iran is legally obligated to cooperate with the IAEA under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperate
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Outside of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Cameron collaborated with Zach Hill and Janet Weiss on a 2013 album called Drumgasm.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
7 July 2025
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Cross-Silo Collaboration Barriers AI developers attempting to collaborate across silos (such as government agencies) where data sharing is challenging or explicitly forbidden are able to exchange synthetic datasets.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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But the urge to denigrate public education has become one of those odd obsessions that unite the nutty left and kooky right.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Release date: May 5, 2023 Cast: Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Sean Gunn For the final hoorah, the Guardians unite to defend the universe one last time in their biggest space mission yet.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
3 July 2025
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As part of its founding as a party in 2022, the Forward PAC merged with the Renew America Movement, made up of former Republican officials, and the Serve America Movement, a group of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 July 2025
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The satellites came together, or merged, on June 13 and June 30 but separated again within a few hours.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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