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
The respect is mutual, with Caglianone marvelling at Bazzana’s abilities as a middle infielder.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Choose clarity over assumption, and move forward with agreements that feel grounded, mutual, and realistic to maintain over time.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
At Two Asian Matchmakers, this involves personally vetting candidates, conducting one-on-one interviews, and coordinating introductions only after mutual interest is established.
—Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
That timing, per league sources, is tied mostly to forthcoming collective bargaining agreement negotiations (the current deal runs through the 2029-30 season but has a mutual opt-out that could end it on June 30, 2029).
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 5 May 2026
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Choose clarity over assumption, and move forward with agreements that feel grounded, mutual, and realistic to maintain over time.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
At Two Asian Matchmakers, this involves personally vetting candidates, conducting one-on-one interviews, and coordinating introductions only after mutual interest is established.
—Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
That timing, per league sources, is tied mostly to forthcoming collective bargaining agreement negotiations (the current deal runs through the 2029-30 season but has a mutual opt-out that could end it on June 30, 2029).
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutual
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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
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In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson, acting on a joint congressional resolution, signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Shera had previously been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, a degenerative disease affecting joint cartilage and the underlying bone that causes pain and stiffness, the zoo said.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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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
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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
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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 9 May. 2026.
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