as in mutual
characterized by a cooperative or interdependent relationship
The neighbors have a symbiotic relationship, each helping the other out as they are able.
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Recent Examples of symbiotic
Over the span of 40 minutes, Kojima and Refn touched on everything from their longtime friendship to the purpose of art itself, and provided some insight into the convergence and symbiotic nature of game development and filmmaking.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
And Insights To Shorten Sales Cycles Team collaboration, shared KPIs and accurate revenue attribution across marketing tactics are all critical variables in creating a symbiotic relationship between sales and marketing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
According to a news release from Clemson University, the flourishing of these early societies depended on a symbiotic relationship with nature.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
From 1975 to the present day, Ruf Automobile has had a symbiotic relationship with Porsche—until the past few years, Ruf used Porsche bodies in white as canvases to reflect his vision of performance and design.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
And Insights To Shorten Sales Cycles Team collaboration, shared KPIs and accurate revenue attribution across marketing tactics are all critical variables in creating a symbiotic relationship between sales and marketing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
According to a news release from Clemson University, the flourishing of these early societies depended on a symbiotic relationship with nature.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
From 1975 to the present day, Ruf Automobile has had a symbiotic relationship with Porsche—until the past few years, Ruf used Porsche bodies in white as canvases to reflect his vision of performance and design.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbiotic
Adjective
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Heading into the final season of a five-year, $100 million deal, there could be mutual interest in a clean break.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Respecting it communicates that both voices matter and that decisions cannot move forward without mutual consent.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Historic West End Partners is planning a 15,000-square-foot cooperative grocery store in partnership with Weaver Street Market, which has four stores in the Raleigh region.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Began first labor market information cooperative agreements with states.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The researchers suggest that pro-social behavior may have a uniquely reciprocal quality.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The president later suspended the reciprocal tariffs for 90 days to give countries time to negotiate trade agreements with the United States — and reduce their barriers to American exports.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Symbiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbiotic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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