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
Senator Joe Manchin reached Clooney through a mutual acquaintance.
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Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
And in Mexico, the Rerum Novarum spurred the creation of many Catholic labor unions and mutual aid societies.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 May 2025
Tom Brady Bündchen and Brady met in December 2006 on a blind date set up by mutual friends.
—Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 12 May 2025
While the pair seemed a bit random on paper, the 30-year-old model and 50-year-old actor share mutual friends and are both coparents with famous exes.
—Glamour, 4 May 2025
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Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
And in Mexico, the Rerum Novarum spurred the creation of many Catholic labor unions and mutual aid societies.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 May 2025
Tom Brady Bündchen and Brady met in December 2006 on a blind date set up by mutual friends.
—Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 12 May 2025
While the pair seemed a bit random on paper, the 30-year-old model and 50-year-old actor share mutual friends and are both coparents with famous exes.
—Glamour, 4 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutual
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutual
Adjective
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Chelsea’s latest title has been a collective achievement, largely about being harmonious and disciplined, whereas their previous ones tended to have an obvious star: Bethany England, or Fran Kirby, or Sam Kerr, or Guro Reiten.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The Duke's participation underscored the urgency of the conservation challenges facing the continent and the need for collective action.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Blame the bubbles, but the pitch worked, pulling all five sharks into a joint investment for the first time.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Eventually, the board approved a slower rollout in exchange for more transparency and joint monitoring of key metrics.—
Stephan Lendi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The hillside property features an outdoor communal area between the homes and below, a recreational area with a gym, pool, ice bath and dry sauna.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Or even worse, a dangerous fantasy at a time when funding a longitudinal study on communal living could get your whole university canceled?—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
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“Mutual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutual. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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