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
Growers recognize that providing field-level data is key to creating a true partnership with brands, seeing it as a system of mutual benefit—not just compliance.
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
The pair could’ve bonded over their mutual love of guns and clever getaway plans.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Not the buildings, but the structures of mutual aid that constitute the core of civic life.
—Karl Vick, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Some observers argue that each side is responding to the other’s rhetoric, and the escalation represents a game of mutual deterrence.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
The pair could’ve bonded over their mutual love of guns and clever getaway plans.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Not the buildings, but the structures of mutual aid that constitute the core of civic life.
—Karl Vick, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Some observers argue that each side is responding to the other’s rhetoric, and the escalation represents a game of mutual deterrence.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutual
Adjective
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Entering the weekend, Colorado starters had a collective 6.58 ERA with a .317 batting average against.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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The lines are credited to Scalzi and were posted, atop different pictures of him, to two Facebook communities boasting almost 1 million collective members.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The chikungunya virus, which is transmitted by infected mosquitoes, can cause fever and joint pain.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Walden was also involved in a joint investment in Intellifusion, a surveillance company blacklisted by the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2020 for alleged involvement in human rights abuses.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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TVs are available in communal areas for sports and special events.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The site dates back to 1710 and once housed one of Imerovigli’s four original windmills and communal ovens for baking barley bread.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Mutual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutual. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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