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
Makarov, Finker and Frenkel did not answer the Herald’s questions about their mutual ties noted in this story.
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Cast aside by her clan, an alien hunter (Elle Fanning) and her unlikely ally embark on a journey together to face a mutual adversary.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Totally mutual, totally reciprocal.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, Andrew and I were introduced through a mutual friend.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Cast aside by her clan, an alien hunter (Elle Fanning) and her unlikely ally embark on a journey together to face a mutual adversary.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Totally mutual, totally reciprocal.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, Andrew and I were introduced through a mutual friend.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutual
Adjective
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His win shows a collective institutional political fatigue, and inspires hope, in a particularly dark time, that there is new light and new solutions to be found in American politics beyond the binary confines of institutional Democrats.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Many of the members of the collective Creators for Zohran, a group aimed at getting Mamdani elected, are working New Yorkers, not full-time influencers.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This joint autonomous trucking solution also integrates NVIDIA's DRIVE AGX Thor and Hyperion 10 architecture.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The trio issued a joint statement supporting Lively shortly after the actress filed her civil rights complaint against Baldoni in December 2024.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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With this conversion, the company has an opportunity to have a real, collaborative, and productive board.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, actor Omari Hardwick and singer Anthony Hamilton are nominated for their collaborative project Pages in the best spoken word category.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Since 2019, California has partnered with jurisdictions in 28 countries—touching more than a quarter of the world’s population, with a combined GDP in the tens of trillions of dollars—to cut greenhouse gases, enhance climate resilience and develop clean energy.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The combined company will have a huge stable of household brands under one roof, putting Kenvue’s Listerine mouthwash and Band-Aid side-by-side with Kimberly-Clark’s Cottonelle toilet paper, Huggies and Kleenex tissues.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The news of KitKat’s tragic death has sparked communal grief and outrage as locals weigh in on the safety of autonomous vehicles.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Indoor dining with communal seating options.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Mutual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutual. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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