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Adjective
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While many artists rightfully worry about AI's extractive tendencies, research published in Harvard Business Review indicates that AI tools can potentially amplify rather than merely extract creative capacity, suggesting that a symbiotic relationship is possible under the right conditions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025 -
Heat stress causes corals, iconic marine invertebrates, to expel the symbiotic algae that live in their tissues and lose their vibrant colors and vital nutrients in the process.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Dreamtime by Simon Theuma This small, commensal shrimp almost appears to be swimming over a tapestry, but in reality, the technicolor backdrop is the body of a mosaic sea star.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Jan. 2024
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Science defines the rat’s relationship to humans as commensal: an association between two species in which one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
7 Oct. 2023
Adjective
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At the same time, Barbados is itself dependent on fossil fuel imports, though the country is aiming to use 100% renewable energy within the next decade.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The new Gigi’s opening date is dependent on when Jones finalizes her location.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2025
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Some users combine cannabis and lion’s mane mushrooms to harness their synergistic effects.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
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While Roman may muscle Hubble out a bit by forming a more synergistic partnership with the JWST, plenty of observatories would still benefit from a team-up adventure with Hubble.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Mutualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutualistic. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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