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This process may contribute to the symbiotic relationship between gut microbiota and their human host.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025 -
This symbiotic relationship actually lives within an organism quite close to home: the human body.—
Jeff Kim,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Dreamtime by Simon Theuma This small, commensal shrimp almost appears to be swimming over a tapestry, but in reality, the technicolor backdrop is the body of a mosaic sea star.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Jan. 2024
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Science defines the rat’s relationship to humans as commensal: an association between two species in which one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
7 Oct. 2023
Adjective
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Bloys was clear, however, that WBD wasn’t entirely dependent on Rowling for the project.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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The launch date is dependent on spacecraft traffic to the ISS and in-orbit activity planning and constraints that have to be coordinated with NASA.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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The project also arrived at a synergistic moment for the broader Odesza trajectory.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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There would be buyers who would likely pay a synergistic premium above what an ESOP was allowed to pay.—
Bruce Werner,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Mutualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutualistic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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