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parasitic

adjective

variants also parasitical
Definition of parasiticnext
as in symbiotic

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Recent Examples of parasitic But disruptive policy choices played a hand in creating perfect storm for a parasitic outbreak to occur, and have likely made outbreak containment that much harder. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026 Two people have died from the parasitic gastrointestinal illness and at least 740 people have been hospitalized. — Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The flesh-eating New World Screwworm is the parasitic larva that emerges from eggs laid by flies in the open wounds or body openings of warm-blooded animals and humans, with untreated cases potentially leading to severe injury or death. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 Cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes explosive diarrhea, continue to rise across the United States. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parasitic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parasitic
  1. symbiotic
  2. dependent
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  • Rooms, too, are a mystifyingly symbiotic riot of color and texture.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The relationship between hardware and Physical AI is symbiotic.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of symbiotic
Adjective
  • Yet businesses built around needs that repeatedly return start from a different strategic position than those dependent on discretionary purchases.
    — Adam Povlitz, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For the territory’s roughly 3,500 residents, the oilfield promises to transform an economy long dependent on fishing.
    — Sergio Farella, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of dependent

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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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