as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
every film is a mutual effort by the director, writer, actors, and a host of others
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Recent Examples of mutual
But what’s most surprising is what’s taking place downwind — thanks to their mutual animosity and assets.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Over the next few years, Epstein corresponded regularly with Wade’s attorneys in Senegal, met at least one of them in Paris and helped mutual friends meet Wade in prison, the records show.
—Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
George Russell has been dating Carmen Montero Mundt since 2020, after they were introduced by a mutual friend in London.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Two blue-state governors (Matt Meyer of Delaware and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico) stuck together for mutual support.
—James Reginato, Vanity Fair, 28 Apr. 2026
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Over the next few years, Epstein corresponded regularly with Wade’s attorneys in Senegal, met at least one of them in Paris and helped mutual friends meet Wade in prison, the records show.
—Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
George Russell has been dating Carmen Montero Mundt since 2020, after they were introduced by a mutual friend in London.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Two blue-state governors (Matt Meyer of Delaware and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico) stuck together for mutual support.
—James Reginato, Vanity Fair, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutual
Adjective
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For example, the capabilities of the chip-manufacturer TSMC emerge from the collective intelligence of its 90,000 interacting employees.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Last are the members of Open Group, a Ukrainian contemporary art collective that attempts to confront the war through its artistic practice.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, deeper conversations around trust, intimacy and joint ventures could simultaneously unfold, adding to the intensity of it all.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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During a season-ending arthroscopic surgery late last season, a physician removed a cartilage fragment within his left knee and performed a mosaicplasty procedure to repair the trochlear joint surface.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The research was a collaborative effort between the University of Birmingham and the University of Science and Technology Beijing.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Insiders described the negotiations as congenial and collaborative, as the two sides reached a deal relatively quickly.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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The dot-com crash was disastrous for the company and Turner, the largest individual shareholder in the combined company.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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In a few short years, warfare was revolutionized by the introduction of the tank, the airplane, and combined arms tactics.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The window next to my desk overlooks the gym’s large communal exercise room, and throughout the day, I am taunted by the sight of gyrating bodies panting through a Zumba class or a kettlebell set.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Residents of the city of Orgosolo in 1969 famously stopped the construction of a military firing range on communal grazing land known as Pratobello.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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“Mutual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutual. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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