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also parasitical
as in symbiotic
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Recent Examples of parasitic
The daisy-like blooms also attract parasitic wasps, lacewings, and hoverflies that will feed on harmful pests.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Paper wasps and other parasitic wasps in the Trichogammid species also eat hornworms.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
Ivermectin is used in humans to treat infections caused by parasitic worms.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 28 Feb. 2026
Next to zucchini, plant dill to attract pollinators and parasitic wasps that will keep squash vine borers under control.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Paper wasps and other parasitic wasps in the Trichogammid species also eat hornworms.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
Ivermectin is used in humans to treat infections caused by parasitic worms.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 28 Feb. 2026
Next to zucchini, plant dill to attract pollinators and parasitic wasps that will keep squash vine borers under control.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parasitic
Adjective
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That symbiotic relationship has long led fans to wax poetically about baseball and the end of winter.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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It’s all intertwined – the legal market has a symbiotic relationship with the black market, and there’s a permeable line between the two.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Due to the underwater belt’s sheer size, the monumental construction revealed a community dependent on whaling, as by-products became commodities to be exchanged and traded between these local groups.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices would continue to soar, while fertilizer, generic drugs, helium and other products dependent on the strait would grow scarce, squeezing the American economy and world economy alike.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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