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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
But Maryland’s first Black Governor, Wes Moore, and his wife, First Lady Dawn Moore—who is breaking barriers as a Black woman in the role—are shining examples of intentional partnership and shared purpose. Essence, 14 Feb. 2025 Carrabba's Italian Grill: Available Feb. 6 to 16, a four-course meal for two ($65) includes choice from an exclusive menu of a shared appetizer, two main dishes per person and a shared dessert. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 The shared revenue includes use of NIL, media rights, ticket sales and sponsorships and is expected to be initially capped at about $21 million a year. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Feb. 2025 This fact-checking, oral history and shared discussion is key to the tour program being developed at Masjid Al-Taqwa. Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shared
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shared
Adjective
  • Making up for Betts’ absence required a collective effort, and Barker did her part.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
  • These emotions and this trauma are paramount and require our collective compassion and care as our communities heal.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 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
  • Typically, a State of the Union is delivered to a joint session of Congress inside the House of Representatives chamber.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The World Bank, the European Union and the United Nations said in a joint statement Tuesday that, according to their estimates, a return of essential services alone, including health, education, as well as the clearing of rubble, would take three years.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The film is based on their own burgeoning musical relationship, which turned personal for a couple of years after its release, and their quick glances at each other during the tender song indicates undeniable mutual affection.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Four years before Hayley Sullivan and Deven Marrero would form their own wedding party together, the pair met while serving the role of bridesmaid and groomsman respectively at a mutual friend’s New Year’s Eve wedding in 2021.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The home is constructed in a V-shape with two wings that divide the communal spaces from the bedrooms.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Faced with all this communal activity, the gym seemed almost beside the point.
    Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Shared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shared. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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