team up with

1. Form an association with, as in Our pediatrician is teaming up with specialists in such areas as orthopedics and cardiology. This expression alludes to the harnessing together of draft animals, such as oxen. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg reported Thursday that Anta was working with an adviser to evaluate a bid, and could team up with a private-equity firm if it decided to push ahead with the move.

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Brussels hoped the proposal would then see the EU team up with Washington to tackle Chinese overcapacity, and Sefcovic had been pushing his US counterparts agree on steel import quotas.

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Industry insiders suggest that perhaps the better play would be for Curry to team up with another brand that is already making shoes and license his Curry Brand to them, rather than try to get into the expensive shoe-manufacturing business.

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XPeng will team up with Alibaba’s mapping unit Amap—China’s version of Google Maps—to operate robotaxi services, which will be available on Amap’s ride-hailing platform, Gu said.

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Decades into the rise of cause marketing, in which companies team up with charities for mutual benefit, the incident suggests consumers are getting more likely to call out promises they consider vague or unsatisfying.

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