as in harmony
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a situation or relationship in which two people or groups agree to do something similar for each other; a reciprocal arrangement or relationship
The proposal calls for reciprocity in trade relations.
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Recent Examples of reciprocity
Ask and offer in equal measure, because community grows through everyday reciprocity.
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Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Perhaps this moment in our personal and collective history calls for a modification of the Golden Rule in either version—one that values simplicity and elegance over conditional reciprocity.
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
This month highlights where reciprocity is missing in both emotional and material exchanges, inviting you to invest in connections and projects that return your efforts with dividends added on top!
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2026
Emotionally, this can also stir up questions about trust, power, and reciprocity.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
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Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Perhaps this moment in our personal and collective history calls for a modification of the Golden Rule in either version—one that values simplicity and elegance over conditional reciprocity.
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
This month highlights where reciprocity is missing in both emotional and material exchanges, inviting you to invest in connections and projects that return your efforts with dividends added on top!
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2026
Emotionally, this can also stir up questions about trust, power, and reciprocity.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reciprocity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocity
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But even a full-bodied brass section and some formidable multi-part harmonies can’t stop the song from fading into a 18-track lineup of anemic lounge-funk flips with near-uniform tempos.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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Obviously, geopolitical harmony is good for our business.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The new agreement says that Ukraine’s sovereignty and its ability to defend itself are non-negotiable elements of any peace deal and warned that its self-defense is essential to its own security and wider Euro-Atlantic stability.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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As temperatures bottom out and ice fringes the shore, a certain peace takes over.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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While a community can often feel divisive, separate, messy, and broken, this event celebrates the truth that those differences can be woven into a beautiful unity of caring and hope, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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This year’s lineup not only showcases iconic songs but also celebrates unity across various genres.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Symbiotic mutualism emerges out of ecological thinking, out of that systems thinking, instead of classification thinking, which is a more flawed model.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
13 Nov. 2025
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The discovery highlights an exciting case of biological mutualism–a relationship where both species benefit.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
5 Nov. 2025
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Pokorny said the leagues could work in collaboration to have a single inspector general monitoring for suspicious wagers, patterns or actions.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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At store level, these filter down to emphasizing culture, capability, and collaboration as the engines of the company’s next phase of growth.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Neuralink top officials’ public rhetoric about machine-human symbiosis and healthy human implantation diverges sharply from the company’s clinical work helping people with ALS and quadriplegia control a computer with their mind.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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The movement was like a symbiosis that happens.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Reciprocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocity. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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