reciprocity

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Recent Examples of reciprocity Today’s moon moves through the harmony-seeking sign of Libra, putting diplomacy, justice and emotional reciprocity at the forefront. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026 The Taurus Moon conjoins Chiron in your 7th House of Partnership, stirring sensitivity around trust, reciprocity, reliability, or whether someone can meet you consistently. Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Without that reciprocity, the pattern will likely repeat. Sanam Vakil, Time, 16 July 2026 While reconfiguring arms spending and military capacities, the US and other NATO members will likely need to shore up the mutual reliability, respect, and reciprocity that maintain successful alliances. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for reciprocity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocity
Noun
  • The crowd listened in silence as the Polynesians, wearing blue fire uniforms, sang a Tahitian hymn in harmony while two of them strummed ukuleles.
    Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That’s maybe the most important thing, as far as the quality of your day-to-day lived experience—the harmony of your relationships.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • July 31 2026 A 60-day ceasefire to allow for peace talks expires with no new deal in place.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The overwater bungalows are pretty special, hovering over lapping waves where guests can stay in total peace and solitude.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The ruling military council, known as the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, called for unity.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Organizers are pitching it as an opportunity to build party unity, hone their message and reach voters who may not have tuned in.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • However, these examples of mutualism are markedly different from those reviewed by Grueter and colleagues.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • At the start of the year, Iceland Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Gunnarsdottir said that deeper dialogue and collaboration with the EU would be a key factor in shoring up the country's interests.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The publisher will also distribute the audiobook to 100,000 teachers affiliated with Book Clubs in collaboration with Audible and Pottermore.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Even then, the orchid-fungal symbiosis was seen as a quirk of their nature.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The scale of the commercial-military symbiosis between Washington and Silicon Valley is almost incomprehensible.
    Alex Capri, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Reciprocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocity. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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