as in complementary
related to each other in such a way that one completes the other
the two nations agreed to give reciprocal work rights to each other's citizens, thus facilitating the daily border crossings of workers from both countries
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Essays by an Indigenous scientist offer lessons in reciprocal awareness between people and plants.
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Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
And the relationship is reciprocal: The objects are imbibed with this narrative.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2024
There’s a sort of reciprocal arrangement of helping one another out.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
And there was still that feeling of disconnect, and isolation, and not being able to have his time, and his attention and just the ability to have reciprocal love and interest.
—Jeremy Helligar, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
And the relationship is reciprocal: The objects are imbibed with this narrative.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2024
There’s a sort of reciprocal arrangement of helping one another out.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
And there was still that feeling of disconnect, and isolation, and not being able to have his time, and his attention and just the ability to have reciprocal love and interest.
—Jeremy Helligar, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for reciprocal
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“Reciprocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocal. Accessed 19 Oct. 2024.
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