as in collaborative
used or done by a number of people as a group
a cooperative space project undertaken by Russia and the U.S.
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Recent Examples of cooperative
Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
Hoping to avoid the nail-trimming headache, Johanna has been attempting cooperative care dog training.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The private community, which is run by a cooperative funded by the residents, consists of around 4,300 people living there year-round, with numbers swelling to 12,000 during the summer as the area is popular with New Yorkers who keep summer homes there.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The cuts were in the Refugee Clinic, epidemiology, immunization cooperative agreements and COVID-19 studies, a project to address health disparities related to the coronavirus.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
Hoping to avoid the nail-trimming headache, Johanna has been attempting cooperative care dog training.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
There’s cooperatives that are spread out over miles.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The private community, which is run by a cooperative funded by the residents, consists of around 4,300 people living there year-round, with numbers swelling to 12,000 during the summer as the area is popular with New Yorkers who keep summer homes there.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperative
Noun
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Some health organizations say more scientific research should be done on the impacts of long-term or high-concentrated exposures to permethrin, especially for crew members.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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The organization provides stipends for Clifford Davis teachers to attend the program to help with translation, and breakfast and lunch are also provided to those in attendance.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Dissanayake attributes the rise in ego-scrolling to the loneliness epidemic and a collective increase in stress and unhappiness among young adults.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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One calendar year ago, coming off of that surprisingly competitive 2023-24 season, Briere cautioned against the group taking a collective step forward.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft is evident with GPT-4.1 models being made available through Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and integrated into developer tools like GitHub Copilot and GitHub Models.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In addition to the partnership with YSL, Macy’s will be rolling out limited-edition, themed merchandise across home, sleep and jewelry, as well as several other collaborations for the event.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Legendary New York filmmaker Spike Lee has said his latest joint, Highest 2 Lowest, will debut Out of Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival despite being left off Thierry Frémaux’s list of Official Selection titles this morning.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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In June 2016, the couple issued a joint statement announcing their divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Brick Oliver, representing the homeowners association for the Cadence at Bainbridge, the development’s 55 and over community, said Thursday that 98% of respondents to the association’s survey opposed the In-N-Out.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
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But for Rodgers – who ran his best time in the two-mile his senior year at Wesleyan then stopped running – the association would pay off down the road.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Five years on, Ellie has settled in a seemingly bucolic commune in Jackson, Wyoming, although a world-shattering lie about her past is about to catch up with her.—
Zing Tsjeng,
Vogue,
11 Apr. 2025
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Last Joel had heard from him came from a radio tower in Cody, Wyoming. Episode 6 saw Joel and Ellie happen upon Tommy’s new people, a group living in a commune in Jackson, Wyoming.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The mutual tariffs threaten to hurt domestic industries and are poised to result in layoffs.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Araghchi emphasized the importance of mutual guarantees in any new deal.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The problem was that the vast majority of the consortium’s funding came from the fishing industry itself.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Removing one gold Mega Ball from the game will improve overall odds from 1:23 to 1:24, the lottery consortium said.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Cooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperative. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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