MUTUALISM Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

mutualism

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Definition of mutualism

as in symbiosis

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Recent Examples of mutualism Symbiotic mutualism emerges out of ecological thinking, out of that systems thinking, instead of classification thinking, which is a more flawed model. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025 Today, attitudes are shifting from human domination of nature toward mutualism—and that means learning to get along with our neighbors. — Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025 Bees get nectar from flowers while acting as pollinators in a process called mutualism. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025 When mutualism between two species is threatened, a few possible scenarios emerge, according to a December 2010 article published in Ecology Letters. — Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mutualism

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Their passions and delusions strengthen through their symbiosis.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
Upstream, the automotive industry exists in productive symbiosis with steel, oil, glass, rubber, aggregates, concrete, electronics, engineering and construction, each transforming flows of matter first to value and then to waste.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of symbiosis

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Instead, Washington will need to strike a better balance between mitigating the security risks of Chinese investment and collaboration and securing commercial benefits from Chinese knowledge and industry.

— Ali Wyne, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2026
Every collaboration, either within a coalition or from the outside, has its political price.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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Alongside the music, the film deals with family ties, friendship, identity and the search for belonging, against the backdrop of Britain’s shifting culture at the time.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
All this darkness serves only to contrast the beauty—kindness, friendship, love and of course, dogs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

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