mutualistic

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Recent Examples of mutualistic By comparing interspecies cooperation with communication systems found within species and in other mutualistic relationships, the authors provide a broader framework for understanding how cooperation emerges and persists. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026 This suggests that the mutualistic relationship is obligatory for the host but facultative for the endosymbiont (see also coral bleaching). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026 Emily Yeager, the lead author of the study, told USA TODAY in an interview that the symbiotic relationship between remoras and their hosts had been considered either mutualistic, where both species benefit or commensal, where one benefits without affecting the other. — James Powel, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Corals, too, have a mutualistic relationship with some seagrasses. — David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026 Reciprocity sustains mutualistic exchange. — Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutualistic
Adjective
  • The symbiotic relationship between art, opera and fashion anchored a conversation between Torquil McIntosh, cofounder of Sybarite; Tian Hao Jiang, founder and artistic director of the iSing!
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Made by fermenting milk with kefir grains (which aren’t actually grains but rather a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts), kefir is a lightly effervescent, tart, and tangy drink teeming with probiotics.
    — Olivia Tarantino, Martha Stewart, 18 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • This is very useful for a practice called commensal SETI, whereby a SETI instrument piggybacks on a radio telescope's usual day-to-day observations.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For example, cleaning stations are mutualistic while hitchhiking is commensal.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The biggest magic trick, however, was dependent on CG technology — then very much in its infancy — making everyone believe that Sisko and co were walking the same corridors as Kirk.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Proposition 40 divided Democratic leaders because of concerns about its impact on the state’s volatile budget that is highly dependent on the wealthy.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Combining certain treatments—like ultrasound and exosome skin boosters—can have a synergistic effect.
    — Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The synergistic effect of this is that an opposing offense can't double team both Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Mutualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutualistic. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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