synergistic

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Recent Examples of synergistic Part of that Northwestern decision, though, was a synergistic move to finally relieve DePaul of its Big East duties. Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025 Because of this synergistic relationship, researchers have studied whether taking vitamin E and selenium together offers extra health benefits. Patricia Weiser, Verywell Health, 23 July 2025 So, not only was ayahuasca powered by DMT, but was also, as William Burroughs had speculated, a true pharmacological technology, exploiting the synergistic interaction between the constituent harmala and tryptamine alkaloids. Literary Hub, 16 July 2025 The earth in this context is Gaia, a complex and synergistic being, and the present era in which Gaia is intruding upon human activity should be called the Chthulucene, not the Anthropocene. Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for synergistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synergistic
Adjective
  • The mutual respect is high, even more so after training together this past offseason.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • My relationship with my disease began as one of mutual contempt.
    David Soren, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The company is in an inherently difficult strategic position due to Uber’s dominance — while Lyft is only in the US and Canada, Uber is diversified across most global markets and has expanded into other synergetic areas like food and alcohol delivery.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 31 May 2025
  • This time, the Atlanta rapper took pen skills and synergetic spirit to co-write the Red Clay short film with Omar Epps.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • So the complementary aspect was more a concession to that than the basis of synergy — even as the Chiefs went to three straight Super Bowls and won two.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Williams, a linebacker and complementary running back, was one of The Tennessean's top defensive players at the TSSAA football midseason for a reason.
    Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • It's made by combining tea (usually green or black), a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY), and a touch of sugar to feed the SCOBY.
    Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Continuing with both music and baseball wasn’t really a decision; the two came as naturally as breathing, and the symbiotic relationship unfolded easily before him.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Say yes to anything that feels light, exciting, and reciprocal.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But what shook fear around the world was his disclosure in April to impose global reciprocal tariffs, a move that posed a huge problem for shoe brands who produce in China and Vietnam.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The work of keeping a stout, synergic defense never really stops.
    Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 19 Oct. 2017
Adjective
  • The universal love is the applause, either heard in person or received from afar, a love reinforced by the sense of an instant, intimate family—a life backstage or in the trailer, far more interesting than the often unhappy family left behind.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Afkhami recommends Western European countries where universal education and health care make these affordability goals possible, especially for those on a fixed income.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The exemption for caring for a dependent now applies only to parents or guardians of children under 14, instead of under 18.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • With the season’s snowfall dependent on storms that happen on a day-by-day basis, some of these areas could see these wetter conditions in the form of winter precipitation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Synergistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synergistic. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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