as in mutual
characterized by a cooperative or interdependent relationship
The neighbors have a symbiotic relationship, each helping the other out as they are able.
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Recent Examples of symbiotic
Given the symbiotic relationship between X and xAI, investors in the companies may welcome the transaction, said Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School.
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Kate Conger, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Together volunteers will plant native plants, remove invasive species, and take willow cuttings at San Elijo Lagoon while restoring the symbiotic relationships between the individual, the land, and the collectives.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Their somewhat symbiotic friendship turns sour when Genovese orders a hit on the former, turning the streets of New York into a duplicitous battleground for survival.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
This symbiotic relationship between CX and EX is a powerful driver of growth.
—Deepinder Singh Sethi, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Kate Conger, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Together volunteers will plant native plants, remove invasive species, and take willow cuttings at San Elijo Lagoon while restoring the symbiotic relationships between the individual, the land, and the collectives.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Their somewhat symbiotic friendship turns sour when Genovese orders a hit on the former, turning the streets of New York into a duplicitous battleground for survival.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
This symbiotic relationship between CX and EX is a powerful driver of growth.
—Deepinder Singh Sethi, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbiotic
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Tariffs were paused on April 8 for 90 days, except for China where mutual tariffs shot up to above 100 percent.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy both joined the navy, aware that fine military records would support their political aspirations; the relationship between the two men, moving from mutual respect to bitter rivalry, is one of the book’s stronger story lines.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Brown is the founder of Sanctuary Medicine & a cooperative member at Restore Forward in Brooklyn, NY.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Accords also reinforce key ideas from the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, aiming to promote peaceful, cooperative space activity.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The reciprocal tariffs are subject to a 90-day pause following Trump's announcement on April 9.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some chipmakers are already feeling the pain of Trump's trade war, despite a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs and a tenuous exception for semiconductors and other electronics.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Symbiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbiotic. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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