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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
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Before the fourth official even held his board up to signal Bailey’s substitution for Jadon Sancho in the 61st minute, the 28-year-old was already trudging off, carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The markers are invisible and permanent, engineered to resist removal or substitution.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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The ruling establishment will want to move quickly to show stability in the republic, with members of the assembly expected to convene soon to deliberate over possible candidates before naming Khamenei’s replacement.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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The latest strikes by the US and Israel came amid negotiations over that nuclear program that had been due to resume within days.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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League sources don’t believe the Raiders are serious about trading Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby, so negotiations could very well drag into the draft this April.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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The biggest and most transformative deal for beauty in 2025 was the 4 billion euro transaction, announced in mid-October 2025 that’s not yet closed, of L’Oréal’s acquisition of Creed, plus of the long-term beauty licenses for Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga from Kering.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Trump justified a number of tariffs by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 49-year-old law that allows a president to regulate economic transactions in a state of national emergency.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2026
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Global exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange are actively positioning to attract high-growth African listings.—
Maurizio Caio,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Even the very premise of the show Portobello reflects the transactional, exchange-and-mart nature of Italy’s legal system at the time, which now seems as theatrical and performative as its World Cup soccer team.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Reciprocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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