variants
also parasitical
as in symbiotic
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Recent Examples of parasitic
New World screwworms are the parasitic larva of a metallic blue blow fly species called Cochliomyia hominivorax.
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Those include fish, bears, birds, raccoons and even other insects, like parasitic wasps.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The tiny flowers of herbs like dill, fennel, parsley, and cilantro are especially attractive to lacewings, hover flies, parasitic wasps, and lady beetles.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025
The United States plans to bring back a somewhat shocking, but very effective, campaign to fight a flesh-eating parasitic fly that's been sighted in Mexico.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Those include fish, bears, birds, raccoons and even other insects, like parasitic wasps.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The tiny flowers of herbs like dill, fennel, parsley, and cilantro are especially attractive to lacewings, hover flies, parasitic wasps, and lady beetles.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025
The United States plans to bring back a somewhat shocking, but very effective, campaign to fight a flesh-eating parasitic fly that's been sighted in Mexico.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parasitic
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Yet in other ways, his hiring followed a familiar pattern, reflecting the symbiotic relationships that have long defined the industry.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
29 July 2025
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The director’s philosophical approach to the project draws from observations of nature, particularly how rainforests sustain themselves through symbiotic relationships.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 July 2025
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Just nine days earlier, on July 22, the administration had pushed through a controversial law making the country’s anti-corruption agencies dependent on the General Prosecutor, a direct presidential appointee.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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