as in mutual
characterized by a cooperative or interdependent relationship
The neighbors have a symbiotic relationship, each helping the other out as they are able.
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Recent Examples of symbiotic
That goes for sound designer Corey Smith, lighting designer Liz Gomez and costumer Mary Williamson, too, whose symbiotic world-building reflects what can happen when enough time, resources and attention are poured into two of Chicago’s most captivating performers.
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Researchers say that using this fiber-optic technology could shield corals and their symbiotic algae in heating oceans.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
So, for season three, The White Lotus and Camilla have decided to make their symbiotic style relationship official by creating a capsule clothing collection.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Thirteen thousand seedlings have already been inoculated, allowing these symbiotic associations between the tree and the fungi to develop before they are planted out.
—Alexa Phillips, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Researchers say that using this fiber-optic technology could shield corals and their symbiotic algae in heating oceans.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
So, for season three, The White Lotus and Camilla have decided to make their symbiotic style relationship official by creating a capsule clothing collection.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Thirteen thousand seedlings have already been inoculated, allowing these symbiotic associations between the tree and the fungi to develop before they are planted out.
—Alexa Phillips, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbiotic
Adjective
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Moscow and Pyongyang inked a mutual defense pact last year.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Are your mutual needs being acknowledged and administered to after 90 days?—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The governor took pains to soften his liberal attack dog image, praising the president as a cooperative partner during crisis.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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This study is funded through a cooperative agreement with United States Department of Agricultures Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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President Donald Trump’s plan to hit imports from foreign countries with sweeping reciprocal tariffs could nearly double U.S. inflation if fully imposed, a study said, intensifying a recent resurgence in consumer price increases.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have warmly embraced during Modi’s visit to the White House, but the two countries remain far apart on trade on the same day Trump announced reciprocal tariffs would start in April.—
Naomi Lim,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Symbiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbiotic. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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