variants
also parasitical
as in symbiotic
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Recent Examples of parasitic
Lightning strikes also reduced the number of parasitic vines, called lianas, on the almendros by 78 percent.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
When more traction or acceleration is required, the optional 107-hp front motor kicks in; otherwise, it is decoupled to minimize parasitic drag.
—New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
After all, these predators inhabit deep, cold, dark waters — some as frigid as 30°F (-1.1°C) and as deep as 9,800 feet (3,000 meters) — and many have parasitic copepods attached to their corneas and sometimes even their butts.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The uncertainty of global tariffs, exploding trade war with China, and endless attacks on European nations as parasitic leeches on the U.S. economy mark the demise of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
When more traction or acceleration is required, the optional 107-hp front motor kicks in; otherwise, it is decoupled to minimize parasitic drag.
—New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
After all, these predators inhabit deep, cold, dark waters — some as frigid as 30°F (-1.1°C) and as deep as 9,800 feet (3,000 meters) — and many have parasitic copepods attached to their corneas and sometimes even their butts.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The uncertainty of global tariffs, exploding trade war with China, and endless attacks on European nations as parasitic leeches on the U.S. economy mark the demise of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parasitic
Adjective
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The two companies have a symbiotic relationship, according to Williams.—
Mitch Mitchell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2025
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Jakes, Calabash and Treasure Beach have all grown together over the past 24 years, a beautifully symbiotic relationship.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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As a result, teens don’t become physically dependent on it.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
12 June 2025
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In addition to murder, authorities have charged Patino with elder or dependent adult abuse resulting in death and elder or dependent adult abuse with infliction of injury, according to court documents.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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