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also parasitical
as in symbiotic
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Insects like mosquitoes, fleas, fire ants, sand flies, and biting midges can transmit bacterial, viral, or parasitic diseases.
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
The parasitic flies produce larva that feed on living tissue, typically that of animals and livestock.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
New World screwworm, also known as myiasis, is a parasitic infestation of fly larvae that feeds on live flesh, according to the CDC.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The little parasitic flies — also known as Cochliomyia hominivorax — have an effect that's vast and devastating but in isolation quite disgusting.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
The parasitic flies produce larva that feed on living tissue, typically that of animals and livestock.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
New World screwworm, also known as myiasis, is a parasitic infestation of fly larvae that feeds on live flesh, according to the CDC.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The little parasitic flies — also known as Cochliomyia hominivorax — have an effect that's vast and devastating but in isolation quite disgusting.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parasitic
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This symbiotic relationship can be achieved by providing the workforce with a meaningful employee experience.—
Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But plenty of work has to be done to get that symbiotic relationship right.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The goal isn't to create AI-dependent individuals but to use technology as a bridge to greater human engagement and self-determination.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Iberian harvester ants were then dependent on Messor structor ants for their survival, forcing the queens to track down males of another species, which is known as sperm parasitism.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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