as in harmony
formal
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
My 3 main top priorities is educational, financial, and environmental reciprocity.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Blowing glass, Akashi literally breathes life into her art, emphasizing the reciprocity between body and ground that gardening requires.
—Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Lula’s decision was postponed from taking effect three times as the government negotiated to get reciprocity for Brazilians, but no change was made.
—Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The brain is constantly optimizing for safety, social cohesion, and reciprocity—what evolutionary biologists would call adaptive filtering.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Blowing glass, Akashi literally breathes life into her art, emphasizing the reciprocity between body and ground that gardening requires.
—Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Lula’s decision was postponed from taking effect three times as the government negotiated to get reciprocity for Brazilians, but no change was made.
—Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The brain is constantly optimizing for safety, social cohesion, and reciprocity—what evolutionary biologists would call adaptive filtering.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reciprocity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocity
Noun
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Meanwhile, the headphones offer clarity in the vocal range, allowing both vocal harmonies to come through.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2025
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It is designed to be in harmony with the neighboring houses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Putin sent a second-tier team of negotiators to the peace talks, spurning Zelenskyy's challenge to meet in person.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The latest assault comes after a Russian drone attack on a bus in Ukraine’s northeastern region of Sumy killed at least nine people and injured seven Saturday, just hours after the two countries met for the first direct peace talks since the early weeks of Russia’s 2022 invasion.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
Noun
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On Saturday, Zelenskyy hosted French President Emmanuel Macron, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a show of unity.—
DASHA LITVINOVA,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Trump may reconsider accepting it in order to maintain party unity.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Usually, plant-pollinator interactions are mutualisms.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
8 May 2025
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Bees get nectar from flowers while acting as pollinators in a process called mutualism.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2025
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That kind of symbiosis of crafts, where the pair pushes each other to new creative peaks, has already led to several awards, and calls for the limited series to be revived, whether the Batman returns or not.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
7 May 2025
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Unpicking this symbiosis will take hundreds of billions of dollars, likely footed by European taxpayers already embroiled in a cost-of-living crisis and cuts to public services.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC News,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Reciprocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocity. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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