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
The Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation under a reciprocal agreement with San Diego police, so neither department investigates its own officers or deputies in on-duty shootings.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
This means scientists can now apply computational techniques that were previously reserved for conventional reciprocal systems.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
Venus will also join Jupiter in this area of your chart, which can bring everything from a romantic breakthrough and deeper closeness to someone who makes your connection feel tender and reciprocal.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Paul and Mortensen's tumultuous on-and-off relationship has been marked by reciprocal allegations of domestic violence.
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Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for reciprocal
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
This means scientists can now apply computational techniques that were previously reserved for conventional reciprocal systems.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
Venus will also join Jupiter in this area of your chart, which can bring everything from a romantic breakthrough and deeper closeness to someone who makes your connection feel tender and reciprocal.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Paul and Mortensen's tumultuous on-and-off relationship has been marked by reciprocal allegations of domestic violence.
—
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for reciprocal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocal
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Eliadis calls them complementary.
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Her thesis is that digital and physical are not competing channels but complementary ones, with in-person experience driving consideration that eventually converts online.
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The format borrows from book clubs, with regular meetups, mutual accountability, and snacks on the table.
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The two champs bonded in part over mutual cancer diagnoses.
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The public evidence—exhibits, hearings, et cetera—was piled into the supplementary volumes.
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For the dependency support test, basic and supplementary Medicare benefits are not counted as support.
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“Reciprocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocal. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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