team up

verb

teamed up; teaming up; teams up
Synonyms of team upnext
: to join with someone to work together
They teamed up to get the work done quickly.
—often + with
Several organizations have teamed up with one another in the relief effort.

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The Williams sisters, who together have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, were supposed to team up for doubles at Wimbledon but had to withdraw before their first match because of a knee injury that Serena, 44, picked up playing Joint. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Last week, Nvidia teamed up with six large asset managers to build financing platforms to deploy $500 billion in third-party capital for datacenter projects. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 More than a dozen major art heists have been recorded since January 2025 alone – prompting the International Council of Museums to team up with Interpol in response. — Willem Marx, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026 Texas native Matthew McConaughey teamed up with late-night host Jimmy Fallon to put a bluegrass spin on one of Ella Langley’s biggest hits. — Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for team up

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“Team up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/team%20up. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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