mutualistic

adjective

Definition of mutualisticnext
as in symbiotic

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  1. symbiotic
  2. commensal
  3. dependent
  4. synergistic
Adjective
  • This symbiotic relationship between online and offline worlds has positioned YouTube not just as a content platform, but as the primary arena where global culture is being shaped and shared.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Accepting the award, Villeneuve took the opportunity to reflect on the symbiotic relationship that filmmakers have with critics.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of symbiotic
Adjective
  • Dreamtime by Simon Theuma This small, commensal shrimp almost appears to be swimming over a tapestry, but in reality, the technicolor backdrop is the body of a mosaic sea star.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Science defines the rat’s relationship to humans as commensal: an association between two species in which one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
    WIRED, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
Definition of commensal
Adjective
  • The result is a population increasingly dependent on nutrient-poor, high-calorie foods.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • For Matthews, surrealist cinema—forward-looking, innovative, dependent on the future itself for inspiration—still had its best days before it.
    Noor Anand Chawla, JSTOR Daily, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of dependent
Adjective
  • With more happy returns expected from the 2026 Winter Games in Italy and the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles, NBCUniversal may need to develop some new muscles in order to maintain the synergistic mojo.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
  • That one is headed to Max and will star Renee Zellweger, so no synergistic team-ups there.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of synergistic
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