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symbiosis

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






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The taco-driven symbiosis between the company and chefs goes back to the beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Located at the bottom of the world, it’s hard to imagine a place more closely connected to nature, where New Zealand’s Māori communities have long lived in symbiosis with the land.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

"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

I doubt that an independent organ­ism, however intimate the symbiosis it has entered upon, would give up on so essential a part of life as reproduction.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

"These areas likely harbor similar microbial symbioses, which means that these interactions impact ecosystem functioning on a global scale."

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024

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

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

It's impossible take a walk in the woods, eat a meal, or dip in the ocean, without participating in the deep symbioses that have nourished life's plenitude.

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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