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
This affected the prairie’s biological diversity as rivers were rerouted, synthetic nitrogen became a standard fertilizer and the delicate symbiosis of the prairie was uprooted.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025
This flurry of factors means innovation in AI and the symbiosis of people and machines is going to accelerate at an accelerating rate.
—John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
This tendency reveals a striking symbiosis—that is, a close association of two organisms that benefits both—between narcissistic leaders and followers with low self-esteem.
—Eddie Brummelman, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025
That kind of symbiosis of crafts, where the pair pushes each other to new creative peaks, has already led to several awards, and calls for the limited series to be revived, whether the Batman returns or not.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 7 May 2025
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025
This flurry of factors means innovation in AI and the symbiosis of people and machines is going to accelerate at an accelerating rate.
—John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
This tendency reveals a striking symbiosis—that is, a close association of two organisms that benefits both—between narcissistic leaders and followers with low self-esteem.
—Eddie Brummelman, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025
That kind of symbiosis of crafts, where the pair pushes each other to new creative peaks, has already led to several awards, and calls for the limited series to be revived, whether the Batman returns or not.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbiosis
Noun
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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Bangor Daily News.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
20 July 2025
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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and shared in partnership with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, a multi-newsroom initiative founded by the Miami Herald, the Sun-Sentinel, The Palm Beach Post, the Orlando Sentinel, WLRN Public Media and the Tampa Bay Times.—
Peter Aldous,
Miami Herald,
20 July 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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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 30 Jul. 2025.
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