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verb

past tense of share
as in participated
to take a share or part everyone in the enterprise will share in the profits

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Recent Examples of shared
Adjective
Our family’s story is a drop in a shared legacy of Black women and femmes whose histories have been poisoned by systemic denial of resources, support, and care. Akilah Sailers, Essence, 5 Apr. 2025 Public art, a vital part of our local communities, can spark conversation, reflect identity, history and shared values and transform the ordinary to inspiring. Doug Duran, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025 After Goodson’s murder, a group of young men fled the shared home, a two-story brick rowhouse on E. 231st St. and Laconia Ave., through a back window, authorities say. Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025 Cohen recommended protecting the file with a password and avoiding storing it on a shared computer or hard drive. Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shared
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shared
Adjective
  • The sociologist Émile Durkheim had a wonderful phrase for this: collective effervescence.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The Cougars will need every ounce of that collective energy to overcome a Duke squad that has looked unstoppable for vast swaths of the last month.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Congratulations to the winners and a salute to all who participated.
    Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Wang, a Chinese citizen living in New York City, participated in the fraud from at least 2018 through March 2023, officials said.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Legendary New York filmmaker Spike Lee has said his latest joint, Highest 2 Lowest, will debut Out of Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival despite being left off Thierry Frémaux’s list of Official Selection titles this morning.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In June 2016, the couple issued a joint statement announcing their divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The mutual tariffs threaten to hurt domestic industries and are poised to result in layoffs.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Araghchi emphasized the importance of mutual guarantees in any new deal.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Celebrate this Passover on Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rancho Santa Fe communal Seder.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Smith, who works in an office with a communal microwave, felt compelled to speak up after a series of increasingly hazardous cooking episodes by a colleague named Greg, 32.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Shared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shared. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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