as in complementary
related to each other in such a way that one completes the other
the two nations agreed to give reciprocal work rights to each other's citizens, thus facilitating the daily border crossings of workers from both countries
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Recent Examples of reciprocal
In other words, mass media genres have a reciprocal relationship with social and cultural values in which genres may help to shape them.
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Tham Thi Nguyen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Manzo was politically forged by the cartels’ appalling displays of violence and looked to stamp it out with reciprocal displays of force against the crime organizations.
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Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Dog motherhood offers a version of care that is reciprocal without being all-consuming.
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Essence,
9 May 2026
For decades, Washington projected its sanctions architecture on the assumption that no major counterparty would counterattack with a reciprocal one.
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Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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Tham Thi Nguyen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Manzo was politically forged by the cartels’ appalling displays of violence and looked to stamp it out with reciprocal displays of force against the crime organizations.
—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Dog motherhood offers a version of care that is reciprocal without being all-consuming.
—
Essence,
9 May 2026
For decades, Washington projected its sanctions architecture on the assumption that no major counterparty would counterattack with a reciprocal one.
—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for reciprocal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocal
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Eliadis calls them complementary.
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Her thesis is that digital and physical are not competing channels but complementary ones, with in-person experience driving consideration that eventually converts online.
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The format borrows from book clubs, with regular meetups, mutual accountability, and snacks on the table.
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The two champs bonded in part over mutual cancer diagnoses.
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The public evidence—exhibits, hearings, et cetera—was piled into the supplementary volumes.
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For the dependency support test, basic and supplementary Medicare benefits are not counted as support.
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“Reciprocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocal. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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