as in harmony
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a situation or relationship in which two people or groups agree to do something similar for each other; a reciprocal arrangement or relationship
The proposal calls for reciprocity in trade relations.
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Recent Examples of reciprocity
Increase Your Influence Helping others generates a sense of reciprocity.
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William Arruda, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The appeals court ruled that Giuliani should be disbarred in D.C. because he had been disbarred in New York in July, citing rules of reciprocity between the two jurisdictions.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Egalitarian despots: hierarchy steepness, reciprocity and the grooming-trade model in wild chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes
WIREs Cognitive Science.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
These mechanisms reinforce the principles of reciprocity and deterrence that allow sworn enemies to achieve peace without resolving their fundamental differences.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2023
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William Arruda, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The appeals court ruled that Giuliani should be disbarred in D.C. because he had been disbarred in New York in July, citing rules of reciprocity between the two jurisdictions.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Egalitarian despots: hierarchy steepness, reciprocity and the grooming-trade model in wild chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes
WIREs Cognitive Science.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
These mechanisms reinforce the principles of reciprocity and deterrence that allow sworn enemies to achieve peace without resolving their fundamental differences.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocity
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Venus The planet of love, beauty and harmony, Venusian dignities amplify charm, artistic talent and the ability to form loving, balanced relationships.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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These economic realities shape their work priorities, driving them to seek fair compensation, career mobility, and work-life harmony.Tess Brigham, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Simone Talma Flowers serves as the executive director of Interfaith Action of Central Texas, an organization that brings people of all faiths and cultures together to cultivate peace and respect.Simone Talma Flowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Will that help bring peace to Lebanon? Nov. 15, 2024 The equation, however, has changed in another important way.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Friendly competition that still requires teamwork is a great way to encourage unity.Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Having won the presidency and both houses of Congress, Trump could have launched his new administration in an atmosphere of confident Republican unity.Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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All the while, the solar panels stood quietly by, converting the late afternoon sun into clean energy in a display of mutualism, one that might help spare the future for the kids playing soccer nearby.Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
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The obligate mutualism between the moth and the Joshua tree is limited to a narrow belt where the trees grow best, as neither can survive at high elevations, but the tree cannot reproduce in low elevations either, according to the University of California, Santa Cruz.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 June 2024
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Holzer forces language to exist in symbiosis with architecture and space.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 14 June 2024
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And after eons of being imprisoned and thinking of ways to punish his parasitic children, Knull suddenly realizes that Eddie and Venom’s unique symbiosis has created the MacGuffin necessary to set him free.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Reciprocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocity. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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