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as in uniting
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 merging
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 cooperating
Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Mame Hill was 24, pregnant with her second child, doing missionary work while living in Mexico City when her body abruptly stopped cooperating.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 Jan. 2026
Gabriel, however, has done everything possible to abandon it besides occasionally cooperating on a project like the recent ATMOS remix of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
Bowman said the chances of Troconis serving as a cooperating witness took a huge hit when Dulos died at a New York hospital in January 2020 following what police said was a suicide attempt using carbon monoxide in the garage of his Farmington home.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
Police said the driver, identified as a 68-year-old man, stayed at the scene after the collision and was cooperating with the investigation on Friday.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
The truck driver remained on scene and is fully cooperating with the investigation, which is being handled by the department’s traffic unit.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara County officials say Melodee's mom, Ashlee Buzzard, is not cooperating with the investigation.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
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The 2024 legislative session saw leadership struggling with complicated legislation at last minute, and only the Assembly cooperating with Newsom’s request for a special session on gas prices.
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On Monday, Iranian state media said a man was arrested in Tehran on suspicion of collaborating with the Israeli spy agency Mossad.—
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Stretch assignments may include high-visibility initiatives, turnaround assignments, working with high-profile clients, getting influence to get work done, and collaborating with challenging individuals.—
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The Messthetics—the band formed around Fugazi’s rhythm section of Joe Lally and Brendan Canty—released their debut album in 2018 and a follow-up a year later, before uniting with jazz saxophonist Lewis.—
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Fighting social services fraud is an issue that seems to be uniting the major parties.—
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So fat transfer is absolutely invaluable, complementary to any facial aesthetic surgery, but also more of a structural solution on its own, rather than just a cosmetic add on.—
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Each headliner is supported by a complementary, not-quite-as-famous act.—
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The suspect ran through red lights and swerved across several lanes on Balboa Boulevard in Encino while driving at around 80 mph before merging onto the northbound 101 Freeway.—
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By merging with the just over 50-member Poway Kiwanians, Beavers said the combined group now has 74 members.—
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Choose cooperative words to move stalled conversations forward.—
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The music industry has been racing to harness the latest developments in AI and protect its valuable catalogs, gradually shifting from a hostile approach to a more cooperative stance.—
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The company is in an inherently difficult strategic position due to Uber’s dominance — while Lyft is only in the US and Canada, Uber is diversified across most global markets and has expanded into other synergetic areas like food and alcohol delivery.—
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This time, the Atlanta rapper took pen skills and synergetic spirit to co-write the Red Clay short film with Omar Epps.—
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Nothing wrong with a little fantasy, but this year’s astrology asks us to stop romanticizing potential and start paying attention to what feels genuine, reciprocal and enduring.—
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But no one was prepared for the kind of reciprocal tariffs that were announced on April 2.—
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The work of keeping a stout, synergic defense never really stops.—
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“Cooperating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperating. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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