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also parasitical
as in symbiotic
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Recent Examples of parasitic
Larvae of the parasitic fly chew through flesh, transforming small nicks into big, gruesome wounds.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
These infestations can be very painful and can cause serious, potentially fatal damage to their hosts by causing myiasis, a parasitic infection of fly larvae in human tissue.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
The film explores the idea that twins have a sort of symbiotic connection and the parasitic relationship that entails.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Lightning strikes also reduced the number of parasitic vines, called lianas, on the almendros by 78 percent.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
These infestations can be very painful and can cause serious, potentially fatal damage to their hosts by causing myiasis, a parasitic infection of fly larvae in human tissue.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
The film explores the idea that twins have a sort of symbiotic connection and the parasitic relationship that entails.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Lightning strikes also reduced the number of parasitic vines, called lianas, on the almendros by 78 percent.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for parasitic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parasitic
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Durrett says gaming regulators and operators who are not willing to at least ask questions about how the two industries can be more symbiotic are pushing aside the fact that in America today more people consume cannabis daily than alcohol.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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To further the symbiotic relationship between exercise and sleep, consider exercising outdoors rather than at the gym.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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With funding dependent on how many pupils attend, the school’s finances were pressured.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Spouses and dependent children of service members enrolled in SGLI.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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