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 same current that nurtures marine life by bringing nutrient-rich waters to the surface also creates the perfect conditions for distinctive wines—a remarkable symbiosis between ocean and vineyard.
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Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The solution, however, lies not in disregarding AI but in fostering a symbiosis of intelligence between that of humans and machines.
—Piyachart Isarabhakdee, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
For fall 2025, Oude Waag designer Jingwei Yin fixated on the concept of symbiosis between thorns and soft cotton.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Whereas the New York iteration of Vogue World celebrated a city emerging from a pandemic lockdown and Paris acted as an opening ceremony of fashion with over 500 models, athletes, and performers, Vogue World: Hollywood will explore the stylish symbiosis between film and fashion.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The solution, however, lies not in disregarding AI but in fostering a symbiosis of intelligence between that of humans and machines.
—Piyachart Isarabhakdee, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
For fall 2025, Oude Waag designer Jingwei Yin fixated on the concept of symbiosis between thorns and soft cotton.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Whereas the New York iteration of Vogue World celebrated a city emerging from a pandemic lockdown and Paris acted as an opening ceremony of fashion with over 500 models, athletes, and performers, Vogue World: Hollywood will explore the stylish symbiosis between film and fashion.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbiosis
Noun
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This plant-and-ant partnership is known as myrmecochory.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2025
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Housing for veterans: A May 16 article in the A section about President Trump’s executive order calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to house thousands of homeless veterans on its West Los Angeles campus named the development partnership working with the VA as the Vets Collective.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Usually, plant-pollinator interactions are mutualisms.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
8 May 2025
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Bees get nectar from flowers while acting as pollinators in a process called mutualism.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2025
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“Symbiosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbiosis. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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