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
The two companies have a symbiotic relationship, according to Williams.
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Mitch Mitchell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
Jakes, Calabash and Treasure Beach have all grown together over the past 24 years, a beautifully symbiotic relationship.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The actress says that Geller's care for her own business and for the actress' cancer organization are what makes their working relationship so symbiotic.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 19 May 2025
The two are created to be symbiotic, with the dresses designed to complement the client’s jewels — Chopard and otherwise.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
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Mitch Mitchell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
Jakes, Calabash and Treasure Beach have all grown together over the past 24 years, a beautifully symbiotic relationship.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The actress says that Geller's care for her own business and for the actress' cancer organization are what makes their working relationship so symbiotic.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 19 May 2025
The two are created to be symbiotic, with the dresses designed to complement the client’s jewels — Chopard and otherwise.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for symbiotic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbiotic
Adjective
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Only mutual matches will get the chance to sneak away.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Some observers argue that each side is responding to the other’s rhetoric, and the escalation represents a game of mutual deterrence.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Ocasio-Cortez did vote against the defense bill as a whole, which includes $122.5 million for U.S.-Israel cooperative development programs, according to the House Appropriations Committee.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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This marks the third cooperative engagement between Chinese and Vietnamese forces since April, when their naval forces and coast guards conducted two separate joint patrols in the Beibu Gulf—also known as the Gulf of Tonkin—off the coasts of Vietnam and China.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Trump himself liked the idea of one universal tariff; Lutnick and Kevin Hassett, the head of the National Economic Council, were drawn to reciprocal tariffs that were tailored to specific countries.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Of course, nuclear war is so horrible that the reciprocal fear of surprise attack may never lead to an actual outbreak of war.—
Robert A. Pape,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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“Symbiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbiotic. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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