reciprocation

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Recent Examples of reciprocation Therefore, reciprocation is a must. Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025 My efforts are met with little or no reciprocation. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2025 Furthermore, Newsweek has reported on how some friendships can turn toxic when one person consistently expects the other to accommodate their needs without reciprocation. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 Leos demand respect and honor for their kindness to their friends and brood, so no deed is done without reciprocation. Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for reciprocation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocation
Noun
  • Some 3,000 businesses have filed lawsuits seeking recompense, Automotive News reported, many of them car manufacturers.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Most have an attendance policy and an absence means a paper must be written as recompense.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • McMahon started the night on the bench and came in for Amed Rosario as a defensive substitution in the top of the eighth.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Rather than force a substitution that compromised quality—or lean more heavily on synthetics—the company began to reconsider its approach.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Some brokers also offer flight insurance to cover logistical or mechanical disruptions, including replacement aircraft when needed.
    Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
  • And then the replacement for the experiment is called a proof.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The ceasefire brokered by Pakistan still faces hurdles in the talks beginning Saturday, as Israel and Hezbollah militants have traded fire along the border of southern Lebanon and Iran has set conditions before negotiations can begin.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Israel and Lebanon will have direct negotiations Meanwhile, Israel pressed ahead with strikes in Lebanon after saying there is no ceasefire there.
    Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Many importers, especially small- and medium-sized businesses, do not have ACE accounts, and have relied instead on their customs brokers to handle tariff transactions and the procurement of refunds.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • By year’s end, though, if all goes as planned, the Paramount transaction will pay WBD shareholders $31 per share in cash.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Vince won the case at trial, though Linda was reportedly left in tears when an exchange in court revealed another Vince affair.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Their rhetoric was dark, warning of disaster for millions of people and families who might be forced to pay more for their own health care unless the GOP agreed to extend subsidies for those who purchased coverage on state exchanges.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026

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“Reciprocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocation. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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