as in harmony
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a situation or relationship in which two people or groups agree to do something similar for each other; a reciprocal arrangement or relationship
The proposal calls for reciprocity in trade relations.
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Recent Examples of reciprocity
This is where uncomfortable conversations live, especially those revolving around money, commitment and emotional reciprocity.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Unique is great, lack of reciprocity is not.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
This is particularly relevant for scientists whose work and identities call for approaches grounded in community connection, cultural relevance and reciprocity.
—Evelyn Valdez-Ward, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
Perhaps this moment in our personal and collective history calls for a modification of the Golden Rule in either version—one that values simplicity and elegance over conditional reciprocity.
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Unique is great, lack of reciprocity is not.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
This is particularly relevant for scientists whose work and identities call for approaches grounded in community connection, cultural relevance and reciprocity.
—Evelyn Valdez-Ward, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
Perhaps this moment in our personal and collective history calls for a modification of the Golden Rule in either version—one that values simplicity and elegance over conditional reciprocity.
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for reciprocity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocity
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Seamless transitions from your living room to the lawn; chef-grade kitchens wrapped in natural flagstone, firepits that bring families together and architectural harmony that makes your home feel twice as large.—
Rosehill Gardens,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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However, in the Chinese practice of Feng Shui–which is the art of achieving balance and harmony through the arrangement of buildings, furniture, and other objects in your environment—south-facing orientation is a good thing.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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That continuity spans administrations, parties, and eras of war and peace, yet most Americans have never heard this history.—
Carol L. Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Organizers encouraged people to join to stand together in love, peace and prayer.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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But beyond that, unity has proved elusive.—
JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Four Miami Beach city commissioners did not attend Mayor Steven Meiner’s State of the City address Wednesday, noticeable absences at an event that often brings shows of unity and support for the mayor.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Symbiotic mutualism emerges out of ecological thinking, out of that systems thinking, instead of classification thinking, which is a more flawed model.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
13 Nov. 2025
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The discovery highlights an exciting case of biological mutualism–a relationship where both species benefit.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
5 Nov. 2025
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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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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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“Reciprocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocity. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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