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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
Smartphones and immersive reporting shrinks the world to such an extent that forms of shared suffering in face-to-face groups can now be largely recreated and spread to millions of people across thousands of miles at the click of a button. Harvey Whitehouse, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025 With the sun conjunct Pluto in Aquarius, your transformative eighth house of intimacy, emotional bonds and shared resources is activated, bringing forth a catharsis of sorts. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025 Barbour and her neighbors banded together and shared resources. Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025 The coalition, with a shared vision of empowerment, adaptability, and long-term recovery, is seeking additional partners to join their efforts. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for shared 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shared
Adjective
  • The obstacles are systemic and significant, but so is our collective determination.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
  • If Americans are hungering for a collective sense of meaning, Weissbourd told me, the best approach might be to get people involved in volunteer opportunities.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 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
  • The shopping center is home to diverse spots including Amelie’s French Bakery, the speakeasy Dot Dot Dot, the quaint English pub Sir Edmund Halley’s, the beloved barbecue joint Midwood Smokehouse and the authentic Italian eatery Osteria LuCa.
    Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
  • To protect against potential lawsuits, the state collaborates with joint self-insurance programs, such as the Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT).
    Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Open arms By Saturday, the mutual aid hub and surrounding street corners within the Altadena evac zone were transformed once more.
    Mel Buer, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The two battled for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in a duel that began with policy differences and descended into mutual personal ridicule.
    Michael Crowley, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Aquarius teaches us about community and friendship by showing us which friends support our individuality while offering the incredible, ineffable experience of losing ourselves in something greater and more communal.
    Colin Bedell, Them, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Long, communal tables have been swapped out for two- and four-tops, and a back garden is currently off-limits while being renovated.
    Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Shared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shared. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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