variants
also parasitical
as in symbiotic
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Recent Examples of parasitic
Lightning strikes also reduced the number of parasitic vines, called lianas, on the almendros by 78 percent.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
When more traction or acceleration is required, the optional 107-hp front motor kicks in; otherwise, it is decoupled to minimize parasitic drag.
—New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
After all, these predators inhabit deep, cold, dark waters — some as frigid as 30°F (-1.1°C) and as deep as 9,800 feet (3,000 meters) — and many have parasitic copepods attached to their corneas and sometimes even their butts.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The uncertainty of global tariffs, exploding trade war with China, and endless attacks on European nations as parasitic leeches on the U.S. economy mark the demise of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
When more traction or acceleration is required, the optional 107-hp front motor kicks in; otherwise, it is decoupled to minimize parasitic drag.
—New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
After all, these predators inhabit deep, cold, dark waters — some as frigid as 30°F (-1.1°C) and as deep as 9,800 feet (3,000 meters) — and many have parasitic copepods attached to their corneas and sometimes even their butts.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The uncertainty of global tariffs, exploding trade war with China, and endless attacks on European nations as parasitic leeches on the U.S. economy mark the demise of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parasitic
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While studies have found that bed bugs have been on Earth since the dinosaurs, the estimated 90 species of the arthropods shared a fairly stable symbiotic relationship with their hosts – until human ancestors began forming societies and living in close proximity.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
28 May 2025
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The symbiotic relationship between the bacteria and yeasts help ferment the milk and turn it into a probiotic drink.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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His future with the franchise is likely dependent on whether guys higher up on the pecking order end up elsewhere rather than his own play.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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This is because a planet's altitude in the sky is dependent in part on the inclination of the ecliptic relative to the horizon, which shifts throughout the year due to Earth's wobbling orbit.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
31 May 2025
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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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