as in collaboration
a mutually beneficial relationship
The two artists, each with their own style, share a symbiosis that enriches both their individual and collaborative work.
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Recent Examples of symbiosis
But Margulis took her theory further; in her view, symbiosis was the driving force of evolution, and many entities were likely composites.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
Another remarkable example of symbiosis in the ocean is the relationship between sea anemones and anemonefish.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Some suggest that our main hope is a symbiosis, wherein humans merge with ASI via brain-computer interfaces (BCIs or BMIs), see my coverage at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Both sides profit—that’s the essence of symbiosis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2018
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
Another remarkable example of symbiosis in the ocean is the relationship between sea anemones and anemonefish.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Some suggest that our main hope is a symbiosis, wherein humans merge with ASI via brain-computer interfaces (BCIs or BMIs), see my coverage at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Both sides profit—that’s the essence of symbiosis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbiosis
Noun
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At crucial moments, however, one force surrenders to the other to produce an ambiguous collaboration.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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This option by Loloi, made in collaboration with fellow HGTV star Joanna Gaines, has a gorgeous neutral pattern that will look at home during any season.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Target leans back towards DEI Target last week highlighted its partnership with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs that provides education and other services to Black founders of small businesses.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Immigration reform bills from 1986 and 1990 were passed in partnership with Wyoming Republican Alan Simpson.—
Martin J. Walsh,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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In light of this potential, the implicit mutualism is sobering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Today, attitudes are shifting from human domination of nature toward mutualism—and that means learning to get along with our neighbors.—
Lesley Evans Ogden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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“Symbiosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbiosis. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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