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
At the same time, Washington has turned on its allies over their security free-riding and shortcomings in trade reciprocity, both of which the United States itself had partly encouraged.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Through her Otomi-Toltec roots, Bastida advocates for Indigenous principles such as reciprocity and intergenerational responsibility.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Finding synergies across public policy, commercial interests, geopolitical reciprocity, and operational efficiency is easier said than done.
—Bright Simons, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Love’s messy reciprocity—fluctuating moods, compromise, vulnerability—gets streamlined out of the interface.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocity
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All these songs rely on a strong backbeat more than harmonies or guitar solos, for example.—
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To this day, it's celebrated as one of the most iconic musical pairings ever captured on television — a shimmering handoff between generations and a snapshot of two powerhouse voices meeting in perfect harmony.—
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The new agreement says that Ukraine’s sovereignty and its ability to defend itself are non-negotiable elements of any peace deal and warned that its self-defense is essential to its own security and wider Euro-Atlantic stability.—
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As temperatures bottom out and ice fringes the shore, a certain peace takes over.—
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The show of unity from the royal family comes just over a week after King Charles formally stripped his brother, the former Prince Andrew, of all his royal titles and instructed him to vacate his Windsor home, Royal Lodge.—
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The airlines trade group pointed to a joint letter it and other aviation groups sent to Congress in February calling for unity in support of modernizing the ATC system.—
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Symbiotic mutualism emerges out of ecological thinking, out of that systems thinking, instead of classification thinking, which is a more flawed model.—
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The discovery highlights an exciting case of biological mutualism–a relationship where both species benefit.—
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On the partnership side, Lyft executives framed the collaboration as a shift in vehicle economics.—
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However, Flores’ time in Miami was marred by criticism about his communication and collaboration skills.—
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Neuralink top officials’ public rhetoric about machine-human symbiosis and healthy human implantation diverges sharply from the company’s clinical work helping people with ALS and quadriplegia control a computer with their mind.—
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The movement was like a symbiosis that happens.—
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“Reciprocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocity. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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