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also parasitical
as in symbiotic
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Recent Examples of parasitic
Another provision allows pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter for adults without a prescription.
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Cases of a flesh-eating infection miles from Texas’ border with Mexico are alarming officials about the return of a parasitic fly that was once eradicated.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Ever since it was absorbed into the Soviet empire in 1960, Cuba has been a parasitic state, unable to survive without a beneficent patron.
—Carlos Eire, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
What to know about New World screwworm Federal health officials reported on Monday that cases of a flesh-eating parasitic infection continue to be detected near the United States.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Cases of a flesh-eating infection miles from Texas’ border with Mexico are alarming officials about the return of a parasitic fly that was once eradicated.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Ever since it was absorbed into the Soviet empire in 1960, Cuba has been a parasitic state, unable to survive without a beneficent patron.
—Carlos Eire, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
What to know about New World screwworm Federal health officials reported on Monday that cases of a flesh-eating parasitic infection continue to be detected near the United States.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parasitic
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Emily Yeager, the lead author of the study, told USA TODAY in an interview that the symbiotic relationship between remoras and their hosts had been considered either mutualistic, where both species benefit or commensal, where one benefits without affecting the other.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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From the former, Furyk pointed to the Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup — rather than treating the two as separate entities, the relationship should be much more symbiotic.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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But at the same time, advice seekers can also become emotionally dependent.—
Ziv Epstein,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Researchers said the technology could eventually support new treatments for drug-resistant hypertension, a condition that leaves many Americans dependent on multiple medications with limited results.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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