as in recompense
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Recent Examples of reciprocation
Therefore, reciprocation is a must.
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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
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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
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Some 3,000 businesses have filed lawsuits seeking recompense, Automotive News reported, many of them car manufacturers.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
16 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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But Democrats said there has been a history of Republican majorities overriding Democratic recommendations when choosing replacements on boards.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Jaber would also like to see another Arab American serving on the school board, which has seen multiple resignations and replacements in the past few years.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The morning appetite is a different animal from its midday and evening counterparts; there is no growing anticipation, no gradual negotiation, no consideration of snacks or other stopgaps.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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The 34-year-old airline had been seeking a $500 million government bailout to keep flying, but negotiations failed to nail down a deal.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Paramount on Monday asked the FCC for authorization to include the royal families and other foreign investors to help finance the company’s proposed $81-billion transaction.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, was charged Friday with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and making an unlawful monetary transaction.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lampley brought up the exchange involving Colbert’s friend, which ended up being cut before air.—
Mark Yarm,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Moon in Sagittarius activates your 3rd House of Communication, encouraging direct expression and clearer exchanges.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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“Reciprocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocation. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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