as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
a culture in which the raising of children is regarded as a collaborative endeavor for a whole village
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborative
Adjective
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Disaster response offers survivors a chance to find meaning in their hardships, to turn their personal losses into collective relief.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 July 2025 -
These transfers got The Athletic’s collective brain thinking about whether moving to a bitter rival of your current club is really a good idea.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The couple, who went public with their romance in 2022, shared the engagement news via a joint Instagram post on Sunday, July 13.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Get creative by considering exchanging a portion of your fees for equity, forming a joint venture, offering monthly retainers with upfront deposits, or redesigning your offer to include more value at a higher price point.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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In an attempt to reverse the trend, an organization called Come Together—A Community for Wine has begun campaigns to focus on favorable messaging, framing vino as a communal beverage with historical and cultural associations.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
4 July 2025
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Gone are the dark wood communal tables, replaced by higher-end seating arrangements, including upholstered banquettes worthy of a fine-dining establishment.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Only mutual matches will get the chance to sneak away.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Some observers argue that each side is responding to the other’s rhetoric, and the escalation represents a game of mutual deterrence.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Be cooperative and courteous to counteract any tension around you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 July 2025
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OpenAI’s models, by contrast, were highly cooperative, which wound up being catastrophic for them against more hostile opponents.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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But the shared meals, coffee breaks, and casual conversations that once brought people together had quietly disappeared.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The idea that no one was born inherently superior, that status wasn’t tied to birth but to citizenship and shared rights, was a radical break in human history and a decisive rejection of Old World European ideology.—
Jared Nordlund,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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“Collaborative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborative. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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