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
Elysia chlorotica is a bewitching example of symbiosis.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
Matthew Ballinger of Mississippi State University studies the interactions between hosts and wasps and their microbial symbiosis.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
This kind of long-term relationship between species – whether helpful or harmful – is called symbiosis.
—Guillaume Chomicki, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
The symbiosis of the Trump-Newsom vaudeville act is truly remarkable, each abetting the other’s desire to enhance his image as a warrior for moral righteousness.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
Matthew Ballinger of Mississippi State University studies the interactions between hosts and wasps and their microbial symbiosis.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
This kind of long-term relationship between species – whether helpful or harmful – is called symbiosis.
—Guillaume Chomicki, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
The symbiosis of the Trump-Newsom vaudeville act is truly remarkable, each abetting the other’s desire to enhance his image as a warrior for moral righteousness.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for symbiosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbiosis
Noun
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And the set, a collaboration between interior designer Madelynn Hudson and florist Rana Kim, will transport guests from TriBeCa to the verdant Highlands mountains.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The play builds on the decades-long collaboration between Shawn and Gregory, who first worked on Shawn’s play Our Late Night in 1975 and then went on to work on the films My Dinner with Andre, Vanya on 42nd Street and a filmed adaptation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The band’s foundation was built on the joint songwriting of Davies and Hodgson, who sang lead on most of Supertramp’s hits, but their partnership was beginning to dissolve by the early 1980s.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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But Somaiya left the startup after just a few months after the partnership unraveled.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Usually, plant-pollinator interactions are mutualisms.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
8 May 2025
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“Symbiosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbiosis. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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