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also parasitical
as in symbiotic
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Recent Examples of parasitic
An article from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine stated that toxoplasmosis is an illness caused by a tiny parasite called Toxoplasma gondii—one of the most common parasitic diseases—which can infect nearly all warm-blooded animals, including pets and humans.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Commonly known as the brain worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis is a parasitic nematode that infects a large range of wild and domestic herbivores, such as moose and elk.
—Jessie Richards, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Millions of people around the world are estimated to have Chagas disease, a potentially fatal, parasitic illness that can lie dormant for years after the initial infection.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Insects like mosquitoes, fleas, fire ants, sand flies, and biting midges can transmit bacterial, viral, or parasitic diseases.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Commonly known as the brain worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis is a parasitic nematode that infects a large range of wild and domestic herbivores, such as moose and elk.
—Jessie Richards, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Millions of people around the world are estimated to have Chagas disease, a potentially fatal, parasitic illness that can lie dormant for years after the initial infection.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Insects like mosquitoes, fleas, fire ants, sand flies, and biting midges can transmit bacterial, viral, or parasitic diseases.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parasitic
Adjective
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Soft corals are in a symbiotic relationship with algae.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Their relationship has become symbiotic, and their lives intertwined with the cemetery where both live in employee housing.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Fiscal responsibility for quality transportation was complicated and often dependent on public funding.—
Menika Dirkson,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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