as in symbiosis
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Recent Examples of mutualism
Remora fish do indeed have suckers, but the relationship can by characterized as mutualism or symbiosis.
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
While mutualism brings benefits to both species, commensalism brings benefits to one species while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Our examination of mutualism includes pollination, which involves 170,000 plant and 200,000 animal species and contributes to 35 percent of global food crop production.
—Erika Larsen, National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2020
Even when the ants’ self-interest is less immediate, Frederickson doesn’t expect cheating in this kind of mutualism.
—Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
While mutualism brings benefits to both species, commensalism brings benefits to one species while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Our examination of mutualism includes pollination, which involves 170,000 plant and 200,000 animal species and contributes to 35 percent of global food crop production.
—Erika Larsen, National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2020
Even when the ants’ self-interest is less immediate, Frederickson doesn’t expect cheating in this kind of mutualism.
—Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutualism
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His voice — raw, nasal, scratchy but full of passion, anger and wry wisdom — is near enough to the original to be unmistakable and yet colored by the actor’s persona to a degree that suggests something closer to symbiosis than impersonation.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Dec. 2024
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That symbiosis was the way that big cells came together.—
quantamagazine.org,
quantamagazine.org,
26 Sep. 2024
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The United States’ ranking is held down by its lack of reciprocity, according to how Henley & Partners makes its calculations.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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One principle resonated with me the most: reciprocity, or the idea that humans want to give back to people who give to them.—
Sarah Elk,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Lawnmower parents may insert themselves into their child’s friendships and relationships with others and intrude on social issues without allowing the child to resolve problems independently.—
Jazmin Towe,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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Why Sabrina Brier is always 'examining my friendships' Brier's audiobook is like a rom-com for a friend group.—
David Oliver,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Mutualism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutualism. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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