interpersonal
adjective
in·ter·per·son·al
ˌin-tər-ˈpər-s(ə-)nəl 
: being, relating to, or involving relations between persons
interpersonally
adverb
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In this human renaissance, AI handles the repetitive, the routine, and the predictable while humans take on the imaginative, the interpersonal, and the judgement-based.
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Jacqui Canney, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
There are two main components of any good exit, says Amy Arias, a senior lecturer of communication studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, who specializes in interpersonal communication.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
The entire hour plays with variations on interpersonal connection, sometimes in brief interactions between strangers, sometimes about parenting and childhood, and sometimes seen through Wood’s experience of fame, but the bubble-man story is Wood at his most personal and captivating.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Social media, which at its advent offered the promise of greater community and interpersonal connection, now thrives on the adrenaline rush of digital combat.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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Jacqui Canney, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
There are two main components of any good exit, says Amy Arias, a senior lecturer of communication studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, who specializes in interpersonal communication.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
The entire hour plays with variations on interpersonal connection, sometimes in brief interactions between strangers, sometimes about parenting and childhood, and sometimes seen through Wood’s experience of fame, but the bubble-man story is Wood at his most personal and captivating.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Social media, which at its advent offered the promise of greater community and interpersonal connection, now thrives on the adrenaline rush of digital combat.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Interpersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interpersonal. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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interpersonal
adjective
in·ter·per·son·al
-ˈpərs-nəl
-ᵊn-əl
: being, relating to, or including relations between persons
interpersonally
adverb
-ˈpərs-nə-lē,
-ᵊn-ə-
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interpersonal
adjective
in·ter·per·son·al
-ˈpərs-nəl, -ᵊn-əl
: being, relating to, or involving relations between persons
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