give-and-take

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Recent Examples of give-and-take It was intended as a joke, but Oliver appreciated the give-and-take, and his show gave tens of thousands of dollars in charitable donations to Danbury to make the designation a reality. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025 Scientific theories about the origin of the universe often involve a vigorous give-and-take between speculation and discovery. Sean M. Carroll, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025 The normal give-and-take of a staff meeting was not his strong suit. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Indeed, instructors often understand the Socratic principle – that there needs to be an active give-and-take and back-and-forth between a teacher and a student, or between two other partners, that feeds a certain kind of productivity. John Werner, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for give-and-take
Recent Examples of Synonyms for give-and-take
Noun
  • For Donohue, a one-on-one discussion with Hunt and a later meeting with his constituents further complicated his decision.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • If both polls and discussions with my friends are anything to go by, Americans feel forever locked in a state of political conflict.
    Sarah Stein Lubrano, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The president has also worked out agreements for other countries, including Indonesia, to step up their agriculture imports amid negotiations.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The forward has expressed disinterest in being used as a scapegoat for Golden State, which is why the negotiations have not made any progress given both parties are reluctant to blink first.
    Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Riffing, or lighthearted banter, is a special way of co-creating meaning in your relationship.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Daniel is virtually beaming at his kid as the two of them casually banter.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The vitriol levied at uninvolved lawmakers since Wednesday's shooting has had a chilling effect on the American tradition of lawmakers' community engagement — as well as the open debate and political discourse Kirk himself espoused.
    Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In a democracy, ideas are tested through words and good-faith debate—never through violence.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the company agreed to add Biglari’s pick of Michael Goodwin, former PetSmart CTO, to the board as a compromise.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • These agents of chaos must be exorcized from our nation without apology and without compromise.
    Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The action flows, the badinage is fast and fun.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Each bus has a pair of hosts, whose badinage is corny but crowd-pleasing.
    Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Or patients might need a prescription or consultation with a doctor or other medical provider.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Then, too, Warsaw invoked Article 4, which calls for emergency consultations among member states.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Though the movie is accessible to new fans, there are plenty of winks and nods for diehards who can understand what might seem, to the uninitiated, like cheesy moments—a cringeworthy English rap verse, a scene parodying the product placement in K-dramas—as self-aware jokes.
    Yvonne Kim, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That means having to cut jokes that don't fit his do-no-harm MO.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Give-and-take.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give-and-take. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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