as in complementary
related to each other in such a way that one completes the other
the two nations agreed to give reciprocal work rights to each other's citizens, thus facilitating the daily border crossings of workers from both countries
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Recent Examples of reciprocal
But Zelenskyy emphasized the partnership must be reciprocal.
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Matt Finn , Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
That reciprocal vulnerability is the engine of discretionary effort.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Nor does Thomas, with all his erudition and vatic mannerisms, manage to have with his son anything close to the loving, reciprocal relationship that Max has with Emmie.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Mayor Andre Dickens left on a trip to Fukuoka on Saturday — a reciprocal trip after officials from that city visited Atlanta last year.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Matt Finn , Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
That reciprocal vulnerability is the engine of discretionary effort.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Nor does Thomas, with all his erudition and vatic mannerisms, manage to have with his son anything close to the loving, reciprocal relationship that Max has with Emmie.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Mayor Andre Dickens left on a trip to Fukuoka on Saturday — a reciprocal trip after officials from that city visited Atlanta last year.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for reciprocal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocal
Adjective
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The classic swim look featured a thin gold chain with a cross pendant and a complementary belly chain.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Today, the brand operates across two complementary product lines.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The two showed a mutual respect for one another.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That duo helped carry Purdue to the national title game two years ago in a floor-spacing supplementary role around Edey.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The essential supplementary component arrived in the person of Frank Robinson.—
Raymond Daniel Burke,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Reciprocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocal. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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