partnership

[pahrt-ner-ship] / ˈpɑrt nərˌʃɪp /

NOUN

alliance; participation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assistance association business company cooperation cooperative corporation firm friendship interest organization ownership sharing society tie up union

STRONG

affiliation band body brotherhood cahoots cartel chumminess clique club combination combine community companionship conglomerate conjunction connection coterie crew faction fraternity gang help hookup house joining lodge mob party ring sisterhood sorority togetherness

WEAK

consociation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

division hindrance separation stoppage

STRONG

detachment disconnection sisterhood

Example Sentences

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Putin and Xi are set to discuss how to "further strengthen" Russia and China's strategic partnership and "exchange views on key international and regional issues", according to a Kremlin statement.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

"It is not an alliance, but a flexible strategic partnership," he says, one that has endured despite repeated predictions of its collapse.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

But both billionaires were active on social media: Musk promoted SpaceX’s partnership with the AI startup Cursor, while Altman touted the latest update to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

News Corp, owner of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, has a content-licensing partnership with OpenAI.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Neither of them knew it yet, but it was the start of a partnership that would transform their lives—and the future of American code breaking.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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