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as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
a series of televised announcements made in cooperation with the tobacco companies warning teenagers about the hazards of smoking
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as in coordination
the work and activity of a number of persons who individually contribute toward the efficiency of the whole
everyone's cooperation will make the project go much faster
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Recent Examples of cooperation
Governor Murphy's relationship with President Trump has been marked by both sharp criticism and pragmatic cooperation, reflecting the complexities of governing in a politically diverse state like New Jersey.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
That’s because effective co-parenting relationships are built on cooperation, shared decision making, flexibility, and clear boundaries.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 May 2025
But this year’s state budget negotiations are far most complex than usual, given the uncertain future of Medicaid, a federal health care entitlement program run in cooperation with states.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
The city is already home to the International Center for Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression, which supports evidence-gathering and is overseen by the European Union’s judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
That’s because effective co-parenting relationships are built on cooperation, shared decision making, flexibility, and clear boundaries.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 May 2025
But this year’s state budget negotiations are far most complex than usual, given the uncertain future of Medicaid, a federal health care entitlement program run in cooperation with states.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
The city is already home to the International Center for Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression, which supports evidence-gathering and is overseen by the European Union’s judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperation
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This plant-and-ant partnership is known as myrmecochory.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2025
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Housing for veterans: A May 16 article in the A section about President Trump’s executive order calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to house thousands of homeless veterans on its West Los Angeles campus named the development partnership working with the VA as the Vets Collective.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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The City of Eustis Events Department led the restoration and coordination for the project.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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And in this new landscape, traceability must meet higher standards of credibility, clarity and coordination.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
20 May 2025
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The name of the president of the harbor commission, Pietro Di Carlo, a leading citizen of San Pedro, had come up in the investigation in connection with a contract with a troubled development company that Di Carlo had had associations with.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Several of the firms singled out for sanctions have either done legal work that Trump has opposed, or currently have or previously had associations with prosecutors who at one point investigated the president.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Other than his ex-girlfriend’s pregnancy announcement, Gobert kept their relationship private.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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But the once sure-footed dynamic has given way to some second guessing their relationship with the American exclave, even for family.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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Shasta County’s new elections chief is less than a week into the job and already facing scrutiny for his past job experience, beliefs about election interference and evolving political affiliation.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2025
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Amid the growing concern by leaders across political affiliations regarding declining U.S. birth rates and The Baby Bust, the challenge of determining what to do about it remains.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Cooperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperation. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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