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Recent Examples of mutualistic
Reciprocity sustains mutualistic exchange.
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Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutualistic
Adjective
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OpenAI’s partnership with AMD, while not similarly circular, is symbiotic—OpenAI has an option to acquire up to a 10% stake in AMD.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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This move reinforces the historical, symbiotic relationship between music and fashion as cultural categories.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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This process called a commensal pathway in animal domestication occurs when the animal is attracted to human settlements, instead of humans actively trying to recruit the animals.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 June 2025
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According to some biologists, this might show that these birds are on their way to becoming commensal with humans—benefiting from living closely alongside them—like pigeons have in urban areas.—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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So much of the success the Leafs will have this season — for better or worse — is dependent on that shot.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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And this model of access, dependent on negotiation and renegotiation and repeated discussions about individual items, is neither sustainable nor capable of delivering aid at the scale that is needed.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, most research on the synergistic effects of L-theanine and magnesium has been done on animals.—
Staff Author,
Verywell Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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However, this merger did not come without its challenges, including certain synergistic uncertainties.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Mutualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutualistic. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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