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Recent Examples of mutually
The Court’s expansion of its power vis-à-vis Congress has proceeded on two mutually reinforcing fronts.
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Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Incredibly, Bowness becomes the Blue Jackets’ fifth head coach since John Tortorella and the club mutually parted ways after the 2020-21 season.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The European Union could impose sanctions on Washington, or limit its use of military bases in Europe, but both would be mutually painful in the extreme, said Mika Aaltola, a Finnish lawmaker who serves on the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Committee.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Stranger Things' fifth and final season recently concluded in December 2025, and saw the longstanding love interests Nancy and Jonathan mutually decide to call it quits.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
With a mutually agreed upon price agreement, Cash to Win lists the home through the home sellers’ real estate agent, ideally at fair market value.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Quinn and Kingsbury then mutually agreed to part ways, the official said.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Beyond the service commitments, the complaint accuses HMM of conditioning access to space on the payment of peak season surcharges (PSS) and other extra-contractual fees—despite contract language that expressly barred such add-ons unless mutually agreed.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
That verisimilitude functioned as a solvent, lending credibility and urgency to elements of the show that might otherwise register as pure cheese; the medical realism and sentimental flourishes were mutually reinforcing.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutually
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Now, to be clear, Reynolds and Mac do have their own ownership stake in Necaxa (and, reciprocally, the Necaxa ownership group has a small stake in Wrexham).—
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The fires collectively burned nearly 40,000 acres and destroyed more than 16,000 structures.—
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Herrington collectively calls them cobra kids—the cobra is a BUSAR symbol.—
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While the council unanimously passed the Zone 0 Law last year, some of his constituentsaren't happy.—
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Goldstein was unanimously elected by a 34-person committee of Democratic party volunteers and officials.—
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The protocol is an open technical standard jointly developed by Google and retailers including Walmart and Target.—
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The three independent arbitrators Major League Baseball and the Players Association jointly select to decide cases are notoriously unpredictable, making the outcome on Skubal anyone’s guess.—
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“Mutually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutually. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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