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as in collaborated
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 united
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 cooperated
Authorities say Twiggs has cooperated with investigators.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Throughout the one-hour rescue operation, the whale stayed calm and cooperated, the Sea World Foundation told Storyful.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Robinson has reportedly not cooperated with investigators, though his family and associates have provided key information, including messages about hiding a rifle and bullet engraving.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Both men were working at a commercial private property, police said, and the driver of the concrete truck cooperated with officers and showed no signs of impairment.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Previously, Raymond said, the lab had cooperated with the ICC on investigations of allegations of war crimes committed in Ukraine on the basis of an agreement put in place during the Biden administration.
—Gabe Joselow, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
The driver of the second truck remained on scene and cooperated with investigators, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Benworth was one of several lenders who cooperated with an investigation released in 2022 by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis into how online lenders facilitated fraud in the PPP program through lax fraud controls.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The report was shared with authorities, and the district cooperated with the investigation, Bohrer said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Throughout the one-hour rescue operation, the whale stayed calm and cooperated, the Sea World Foundation told Storyful.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Robinson has reportedly not cooperated with investigators, though his family and associates have provided key information, including messages about hiding a rifle and bullet engraving.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Both men were working at a commercial private property, police said, and the driver of the concrete truck cooperated with officers and showed no signs of impairment.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Previously, Raymond said, the lab had cooperated with the ICC on investigations of allegations of war crimes committed in Ukraine on the basis of an agreement put in place during the Biden administration.
—Gabe Joselow, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
The driver of the second truck remained on scene and cooperated with investigators, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Benworth was one of several lenders who cooperated with an investigation released in 2022 by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis into how online lenders facilitated fraud in the PPP program through lax fraud controls.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The report was shared with authorities, and the district cooperated with the investigation, Bohrer said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperated
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Moor, best known in Europe for his lush grading work on Cannes titles such as Tran Anh Hung’s The Taste of Things and Gilles Lellouche’s Beating Hearts, has long collaborated with Cutting Edge co-founder Matthieu Laclau, the French editor celebrated for his decade of work with Jia Zhangke.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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The beavers and the engineers collaborated asynchronously.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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In an interview, Allouche said that they were united in faith, a love for Israel, and a belief in American values.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Held in Los Angeles, the camp united a lineup of emerging and established talent, including Paulina B, Celimar, Amanda Coronel, Delilah, Lupita Infante, Michelle Maciel, Karen Moon and Ashlee Valenzuela.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
20 Sep. 2025
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When integrating with third-party services, federated identity solutions (utilizing protocols such as OAuth or SAML) enable users to grant limited access without sharing their primary login credentials.—
Ajai Paul,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Several West Coast states have allied to develop joint vaccine recommendations; some states in New England appear to be doing the same.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Polish and allied officials have said that the incursion was intentional.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the first step, Fox21 was folded into 20th TV, with ABC Studios (rebranded as ABC Signature) eventually merged into 20th TV last fall, more than five years after the merger.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Then in 1998, Nichols merged and passed control of the Plaza to Highwood Properties of North Carolina.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Cooperated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperated. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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