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symbiosis

[sim-bee-oh-sis, -bahy-] / ˌsɪm biˈoʊ sɪs, -baɪ- /






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"What was previously thought to be a process driven solely by the fish may actually reflect a close symbiosis between the fish and its gut microbial community."

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

"I think there's a really nice symbiosis between the two of them, but honestly a lot of it is work, it's connecting off the pitch, it's preparation and it's understanding what they see."

From BBC May 23, 2026

U.S.-India symbiosis could pay off big in the long term as the 1.5 billion-strong growth juggernaut builds its future on California technology, says Wendy Cutler, vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

According to critics, this symbiosis creates a scientific veneer for state violence, allowing law enforcement to brand old tactics of containment and harassment as “precise” and “data-driven.”

From Salon Feb. 8, 2026

There is no spiritual symbiosis; I'm just a petty thief who lifts his memories the same way I’ll take a handful of change left on his dresser.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Phage interactions with bacteria are well known, and interactions between bacteria and their mammalian host can lead to a range of symbioses.

From Science Daily Oct. 26, 2023

Most plant roots are colonized by mycorrhizal fungi, forming one of Earth’s most widespread symbioses.

From New York Times Nov. 7, 2022

These deeply intimate symbioses are everywhere in nature, forming the foundation of the living world.

From Salon May 30, 2021

Fungi are also involved in ecologically important coevolved symbioses, both mutually beneficial and pathogenic with organisms from the other kingdoms.

From Textbooks Apr. 25, 2013

In the 1960s Lynn Margulis posited that the mitochondria in our cells and chloroplasts in plant cells were relictual bacteria, evidence of ancient symbioses.

From Scientific American Nov. 22, 2012




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