1
as in interaction
relations plural
doings between individuals or groups
relations between the rival newspapers remained friendly despite their competition for the same stories
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Relevance
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2
as in relative
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
he and I are relations on my mother's side
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3
as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common
there's no relation between you losing your favorite baseball hat and your team losing the game
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4
as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
our intramural baseball team had a relation with the other baseball teams in the area
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as in sex
relations plural
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
a law that prohibits relations between close relatives
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Recent Examples of relation
But Palestinian resistance has always encompassed both components, operating in strategic and mutually reinforcing relation.
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Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
That convinced Carter to sever U.S. diplomatic relations with Iran on April 7, 1980.
—Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Advertisement But reports from Washington suggest that the deal will expire in just six months, and with U.S.-China relations continuing to spiral, how America and its allies can break itself free of its Chinese rare earth dependency is a geopolitical priority.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 June 2025
President Trump spoke at length with Chinese leader Xi Jinping by phone Thursday in an attempt to put relations back on track.
—Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
That convinced Carter to sever U.S. diplomatic relations with Iran on April 7, 1980.
—Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Advertisement But reports from Washington suggest that the deal will expire in just six months, and with U.S.-China relations continuing to spiral, how America and its allies can break itself free of its Chinese rare earth dependency is a geopolitical priority.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 June 2025
President Trump spoke at length with Chinese leader Xi Jinping by phone Thursday in an attempt to put relations back on track.
—Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relation
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Creating Emotionally Safer Experiences AI is quietly reshaping CX by learning when not to personalize, strategically forgetting past interactions to avoid user fatigue or creepiness.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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But true mutual understanding relies on sustained interpersonal interaction, something sorely lacking today.—
Zichen Wang,
semafor.com,
16 June 2025
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Research has consistently found that kids do better living with relatives.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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Jenny Boelter was detained along with three relatives by law enforcement more than 100 miles from her home late Saturday morning, the Mille Lacs County sheriff said Sunday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The relationship with the United Kingdom is very strong.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The Virginia rap duo recently shared their feelings on the production duo’s breakup and the relationship between the two collectives.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
25 June 2025
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The minimum qualifications for this job are 15 years of progressive leadership experience supporting clients or staff across multiple regions and programs and at least 10 years leading partnerships results at a national scale.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Analysts say the resort will open to Russian tourists first, as evidenced by its booming military and other partnerships with Russia, before eventually opening to Chinese tours.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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Trump also signed on his first day back in office an order declaring that the government recognizes only two sexes, male and female.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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Lucas, a critic of diversity and inclusion programs and proponent of the idea that there are only two immutable sexes, repeatedly declared that the commission is not independent and vowed to enthusiastically follow Trump's executive orders.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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Eventually, they were joined by their cousin, Mike Love, and a friend from school, Al Jardine.—
Tracy Wright , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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Surprisingly, his cousin, Natalie (Abby Elliott), doesn’t exactly encourage him to hang in there until the Bear — the restaurant shares its name with the series — finally earns a star from the critics.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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An important aspect of the kinship between Irish and Black American culture is the spirit of subversion and play that arises because of this simultaneous dependence and antagonism.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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So, what’s the cultural and musical kinship between Euro (and Italo) Disco and Quebec?—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
16 June 2025
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Just as plantation owners once claimed to know what was best for enslaved people — controlling their movement, their associations, their very thoughts — artificial intelligence systems now make similar claims about human behavior.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The homeowners association will require residents to park inside their garages to prevent the spillover of parking onto neighborhood streets, See said.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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“Relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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