mutualism

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Recent Examples of mutualism 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 Bees get nectar from flowers while acting as pollinators in a process called mutualism. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025 Yet mutual aid/mutualism never seems to get as much attention as conflict/competition does. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025 When mutualism between two species is threatened, a few possible scenarios emerge, according to a December 2010 article published in Ecology Letters. Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mutualism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutualism
Noun
  • There’s a symbiosis in play here, and the NFL is fully aware that its unmatched popularity is still almost entirely a function of its TV-first delivery scheme.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
  • Whereas Schafer was a polemicist, wanting to impose his ideas onto society, Lockwood is interested in a personal symbiosis with nature, beginning with the humble belief that one is open to change.
    Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To build a space with our own rules of reciprocity, care, and enthusiasm.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • However, SpaceX is urging the FCC to dial up the pressure by codifying the reciprocity threat into actual policy.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Crafted by designer and architect Peter Marino in collaboration with Peter McCoy of McCoy Construction, the entire spread offers a total of 39 bedrooms and 50 full bathrooms, plus another nine powder rooms, across an astonishing 70,000 square feet.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Similarly, the Hammer Museum hosts free, guided Mindful Awareness Meditations every Thursday in its Billy Wilder Theater, a collaboration with UCLA Mindful.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Unfortunately for her, Steve’s more than ready for the attack, and what begins as a perfect friendship, devolves into an all-out feud.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Raising the stakes is the shadow of the king’s younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who has been stripped of his royal title of Prince Andrew, exiled from public life and put under police investigation over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Mutualism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutualism. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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