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
And, like any ecosystem, a reality show is composed of predators, prey, and parasites who cross paths via a web of both symbiotic and non-symbiotic relationships.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2025
These symbiotic algae use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to produce oxygen and energy-rich sugars that support coral growth and reef formation.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Contractors needing temporary help would swing by and scoop up a few workers for the day, and a symbiotic ecosystem thrived.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Durrett says gaming regulators and operators who are not willing to at least ask questions about how the two industries can be more symbiotic are pushing aside the fact that in America today more people consume cannabis daily than alcohol.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2025
These symbiotic algae use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to produce oxygen and energy-rich sugars that support coral growth and reef formation.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Contractors needing temporary help would swing by and scoop up a few workers for the day, and a symbiotic ecosystem thrived.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Durrett says gaming regulators and operators who are not willing to at least ask questions about how the two industries can be more symbiotic are pushing aside the fact that in America today more people consume cannabis daily than alcohol.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbiotic
Adjective
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Only mutual matches will get the chance to sneak away.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Some observers argue that each side is responding to the other’s rhetoric, and the escalation represents a game of mutual deterrence.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Ocasio-Cortez did vote against the defense bill as a whole, which includes $122.5 million for U.S.-Israel cooperative development programs, according to the House Appropriations Committee.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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This marks the third cooperative engagement between Chinese and Vietnamese forces since April, when their naval forces and coast guards conducted two separate joint patrols in the Beibu Gulf—also known as the Gulf of Tonkin—off the coasts of Vietnam and China.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Trump himself liked the idea of one universal tariff; Lutnick and Kevin Hassett, the head of the National Economic Council, were drawn to reciprocal tariffs that were tailored to specific countries.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Of course, nuclear war is so horrible that the reciprocal fear of surprise attack may never lead to an actual outbreak of war.—
Robert A. Pape,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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“Symbiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbiotic. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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