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reciprocally

1 of 1adverb
/rɪˈsɪprəkli/
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in a way that involves mutual exchange, benefit, or action between two parties

  • The university and the local schools work reciprocally to support education.
  • Power and responsibility must be shared reciprocally in a democracy.
  • The mentor and mentee benefited reciprocally from their relationship.
  • The agreement was designed to operate reciprocally across borders.
  • Students and teachers should engage reciprocally in the learning process.
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in a way where one thing changes in inverse relation to another

  • Pressure and volume are reciprocally related in Boyle's Law.
  • The two variables changed reciprocally over time.
  • Speed and time are reciprocally connected when distance is fixed.
  • Economic supply and demand can shift reciprocally.
  • In physics, force and displacement sometimes interact reciprocally under certain conditions.
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