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as in collaborates
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 unites
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 cooperates
At the same time, Netanyahu did — and still does — everything possible to weaken the Palestinian Authority, which cooperates every day with Israeli security services to keep the West Bank from blowing up.
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Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
The Netherlands will operate F-35s from Volkel, and Sweden, which is not a NATO member but cooperates closely with the alliance, will join with Gripen fighters.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
In the best case, Hamas cooperates with the establishment of an alternative technocratic government supported by international policing forces.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Waller is an easy TE1 for fantasy if health cooperates.
—Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Agarwal noted that it’s been interesting to see how the community cooperates to make a trip that’s not all zigzagging and circles.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Out on deck, the sun bar comes alive during sailaways when the weather cooperates.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The controversy began when Japanese authorities announced a new initiative last week under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which cooperates with global partners on issues including climate change and healthcare.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Attorney General Bondi has also threatened to prosecute city officials and withhold federal funds unless Boston cooperates with mass deportations, Wu said at Tuesday’s press conference.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
The Netherlands will operate F-35s from Volkel, and Sweden, which is not a NATO member but cooperates closely with the alliance, will join with Gripen fighters.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
In the best case, Hamas cooperates with the establishment of an alternative technocratic government supported by international policing forces.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Waller is an easy TE1 for fantasy if health cooperates.
—Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Agarwal noted that it’s been interesting to see how the community cooperates to make a trip that’s not all zigzagging and circles.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Out on deck, the sun bar comes alive during sailaways when the weather cooperates.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The controversy began when Japanese authorities announced a new initiative last week under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which cooperates with global partners on issues including climate change and healthcare.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Attorney General Bondi has also threatened to prosecute city officials and withhold federal funds unless Boston cooperates with mass deportations, Wu said at Tuesday’s press conference.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperates
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Longoria, who often collaborates with stylist Maeve Reilly, wore a black shirt with buttons running down the front placket and an open neckline with a sharp collar, revealing her delicate necklace featuring an outline of the state of Texas.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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FinalSpark collaborates with ethicists to ensure the research remains within clear moral boundaries.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the streaming era, live sports are the one programming format still reeling in the large simultaneous audiences that advertisers and distributors crave, and generating the kind of chatter on social media that unites crowds across disparate screens.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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What unites them, in the way Fabio tells it, is not death but belonging.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Cooperates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperates. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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