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Recent Examples of reciprocation
My efforts are met with little or no reciprocation.
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2025
Grooming reciprocation in Himalayan tahr and the cognitive constraint hypothesis
PLOS One.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 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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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2025
Grooming reciprocation in Himalayan tahr and the cognitive constraint hypothesis
PLOS One.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 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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Most have an attendance policy and an absence means a paper must be written as recompense.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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With Fletcher’s death, and the prospect of personal recompense answered, the question becomes what America will remember of that day.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Goyoaga recommends sticking to basic substitution ratios.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Another from substitution defender Luca de la Torre in the 73rd minute.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Built by L3Harris, it’s funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and potential replacement technology for GPS.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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The project also includes improvements to five intersections and replacement of the Morrison Creek Bridge.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Still, neither party is projected to form an outright majority, setting the stage for coalition negotiations involving smaller left- and right-wing factions.—
Jan Bratanic Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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An agreement among the basin’s seven states over how to divide its water expired at the end of last year, and negotiations to develop a new water plan fell apart last month.—
Mira Rojanasakul,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Often referred to as the state’s chief fiscal officer, the state comptroller pays the state’s bills, monitors fiscal compliance, records transactions and contracts and issues reports that guide the governor and legislature on budget decisions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Financial details of the transaction were not shared; there are multiple GreenPark backers invested in Joa as well.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Missile exchanges have jarred with the spirit of the holidays underway across the region.—
Siham Shamalakh,
Washington Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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Eighteen months later, she was released in a prisoner of war (POW) exchange.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Reciprocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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