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Recent Examples of mutualism
Today, attitudes are shifting from human domination of nature toward mutualism—and that means learning to get along with our neighbors.
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Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Bees get nectar from flowers while acting as pollinators in a process called mutualism.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
Yet mutual aid/mutualism never seems to get as much attention as conflict/competition does.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
When mutualism between two species is threatened, a few possible scenarios emerge, according to a December 2010 article published in Ecology Letters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Bees get nectar from flowers while acting as pollinators in a process called mutualism.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
Yet mutual aid/mutualism never seems to get as much attention as conflict/competition does.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
When mutualism between two species is threatened, a few possible scenarios emerge, according to a December 2010 article published in Ecology Letters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutualism
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Editor Martin Ivanov’s empathetic, dreamlike cutting underscores the symbiosis between humans and storks in a pastoral world before it is disrupted by capitalism.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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America Healthy Again movement, with their large social platforms operating in symbiosis with federal health policy to amplify and influence skepticism in vaccine policy, or steak-forward dietary guidelines.—
Alexa Lee,
STAT,
27 Jan. 2026
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The world is built on relationships, not leverage, and relationships are built on reciprocity and respect.—
Ezra Klein,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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From Individual Impact to Collective Change This framework—building ecosystems, defining roles, ensuring reciprocity—doesn’t just apply to raising children.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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The collaboration between Fincantieri and Generative Bionics also holds strategic importance in strengthening European technological sovereignty by drawing on expertise developed across research institutions and the advanced industrial supply chain.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Since its inception in 1981, Wednesday's Child has been a collaboration of the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE), the Department of Children & Families and WBZ-TV/CBS Boston.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Another image shifted the focus to friendship, showing Grey posing alongside longtime friend Tracy Pollan.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Galentine's Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated on February 13 to honor female friendships.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Mutualism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutualism. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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