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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
The suspect's parents are cooperating with the investigation, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told ABC News on Tuesday.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
In general, the Constitution orders states to cooperate with one another’s court rulings to avoid chaos.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Virginia’s governor, the pro-Trump Glenn Youngkin, has threatened to cut state aid to cities that refuse to cooperate with ICE.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said Mangione was initially cooperative and then stopped cooperating with investigators.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
In general, the Constitution orders states to cooperate with one another’s court rulings to avoid chaos.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Virginia’s governor, the pro-Trump Glenn Youngkin, has threatened to cut state aid to cities that refuse to cooperate with ICE.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said Mangione was initially cooperative and then stopped cooperating with investigators.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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And now the pair have collaborated on their first cookbook, bringing fan-favorite Mediterranean dishes and California cool to homes around the country.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
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First, Hollywood needs to do its due diligence and find African creatives to collaborate with in efforts to tell authentic, African stories.Kui Mwai, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
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But in Congress, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have been mostly united in their stance that China is a rising threat.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 19 Dec. 2024
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The future belongs to companies that seamlessly unite strategy and tech.Sarah Elk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Requests from various components or datasets may merge for processing before splitting into different outputs, necessitating a parent-child correlation structure.Koushik Sundar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The two concepts will merge, incorporating Roasted's all-day brunch into Flavor 90s' nightlife entertainment.Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperate. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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