as in symbiosis
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Recent Examples of mutualism
In a display of mutualism underwater, the crustaceans in return clean the sponges and even breed inside them.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
All the while, the solar panels stood quietly by, converting the late afternoon sun into clean energy in a display of mutualism, one that might help spare the future for the kids playing soccer nearby.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
The obligate mutualism between the moth and the Joshua tree is limited to a narrow belt where the trees grow best, as neither can survive at high elevations, but the tree cannot reproduce in low elevations either, according to the University of California, Santa Cruz.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 June 2024
Many species of ants have mutualisms with hemipterans.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
All the while, the solar panels stood quietly by, converting the late afternoon sun into clean energy in a display of mutualism, one that might help spare the future for the kids playing soccer nearby.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
The obligate mutualism between the moth and the Joshua tree is limited to a narrow belt where the trees grow best, as neither can survive at high elevations, but the tree cannot reproduce in low elevations either, according to the University of California, Santa Cruz.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 June 2024
Many species of ants have mutualisms with hemipterans.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutualism
Noun
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For decades in the United States, scientists and government officials have coexisted in a mostly peaceable and productive symbiosis.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Either way, the film does a masterful job of showcasing a symbiosis between machines and humans in which the latter is still relevant.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The administration's rationale appears to center on China's failure to negotiate or de-escalate the trade war, coming after Beijing hiked tariffs on U.S. goods to 84 percent in its own bout of reciprocity.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The leftist leader said then that it was based on the principle of reciprocity as Brazilians still need visas for those countries.—
Mauricio Savarese,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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There’s just something about this charming friendship that’s wildly heartwarming and authentic.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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LeBron James is getting candid about his friendship with Kobe Bryant.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Mutualism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutualism. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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