cooperated

past tense of cooperate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cooperated As Morris was facing trial for Parker’s killing, Ezell Finklea, a 61-year-old military veteran and witness who cooperated with Miami-Dade prosecutors despite threats to his life, was gunned down. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Police say the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The case adds to scrutiny of immigration enforcement in Houston, where prosecutors say federal agencies have not cooperated with an investigation into an ICE officer’s fatal July shooting. — Lekan Oyekanmi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Police questioned Roper and Hargrove, who fully cooperated with investigators by turning in their DNA and phones. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Saudi Arabia does not have formal diplomatic ties with Israel, but the countries have long cooperated on security and intelligence matters through alternative channels. — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 The semi driver was not injured and has cooperated with the investigation. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 The driver of the Malibu stayed at the scene after police arrived and cooperated with the investigation. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026 There, Oates cooperated with police, who declined to cite him. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperated
Verb
  • Tesla, known for its electric vehicles, and SpaceX, a rocket and satellite company, have collaborated before.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout the evening, guests were invited to enjoy a series of cocktails and four different expressions of The Balvenie, which recently collaborated with artist Daniel Arsham on a special case for The 1931 Collection.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Kabila's new Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, or FRN, includes rebel groups formerly united under the Congo River Alliance, whose former leader Corneille Nangaa will serve as one of the new coalition's two vice presidents.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Kabila’s new Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, or FRN, includes rebel groups formerly united under the Congo River Alliance, whose former leader Corneille Nangaa will serve as one of the new coalition’s four vice presidents.
    — Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Is the integration management office strategically empowered with the authority, accountability and federated PMO ecosystem needed to orchestrate people, partners and workstreams across both entities through go-live?
    — Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.
    — Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Also Sunday, France's Socialist and allied voters chose European Parliament lawmaker Raphaël Glucksmann as their presidential candidate in a primary election marred by a cyberattack and divisions within the mainstream left.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Fighters allied with the UAE say Abu Dhabi’s departure left a power vacuum the Saudis didn’t fill.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The verticality of these works can be seen as an aspirational self-portrait in which destruction and rebirth are literally and metaphorically merged.
    — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The campus in question had already been closed and merged with another by the time the takeover was announced, but Morath said many of the district’s schools were struggling.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Cooperated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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