1
as in interaction
doings between individuals or groups
relations between the rival newspapers remained friendly despite their competition for the same stories
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2
as in sex
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 relations
China, India resume flights after five-year hiatus China and India agreed to restart direct flights after a five-year hiatus, the latest sign of thawing relations between the world’s most populous nations.
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Buck began her career at Fox News Channel as a media relations coordinator.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
All four titles adapt Gaumont modern movie classics, and play off Gaumont USA’s still excellent relationships with streamers which are moving ever more into movie production as well as Gaumont’s top-notch talent relations.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
The connection never resumed after diplomatic relations between the two countries hit a low point in 2020 following border clashes.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Whoever is running their media relations should turn that down.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
After battling Bukele in public and her own embassy in private, Manes announced a pause in diplomatic relations and left El Salvador in late 2021.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Magda Rodriguez, media relations coordinator for the department, responded that it is meant as a statistical aggregation of data from hospitals, which do not collect information on housing status, drug use or other related factors.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Alice, at twenty, was left to manage a household of male relations, arranging meals and flowers in a miasma of cigar smoke.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Buck began her career at Fox News Channel as a media relations coordinator.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
All four titles adapt Gaumont modern movie classics, and play off Gaumont USA’s still excellent relationships with streamers which are moving ever more into movie production as well as Gaumont’s top-notch talent relations.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
The connection never resumed after diplomatic relations between the two countries hit a low point in 2020 following border clashes.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Whoever is running their media relations should turn that down.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
After battling Bukele in public and her own embassy in private, Manes announced a pause in diplomatic relations and left El Salvador in late 2021.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Magda Rodriguez, media relations coordinator for the department, responded that it is meant as a statistical aggregation of data from hospitals, which do not collect information on housing status, drug use or other related factors.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Alice, at twenty, was left to manage a household of male relations, arranging meals and flowers in a miasma of cigar smoke.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relations
Noun
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Most interactions are through the mobile app.—
Laura Layden,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Apple cider vinegar may also come with side effects, such as stomach upset, tooth erosion, low potassium, and medication interactions.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
6 Oct. 2025
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The State Department suspended processing applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker in January, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order proclaiming the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January saying that the federal government will only recognize two sexes: male and female.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There are alignments of anemia with some of the early modern symptoms of green sickness—though very few people today are likely to think anemia is caused by a blockage of bodily humors curable by intercourse.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Sep. 2025
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One 2024 survey found that about 60 percent of college students reported having had vaginal intercourse; a 2022 Pew Research survey reported that more than half of all adults under 30 were in a relationship at the time.—
Molly Langmuir,
The Atlantic,
25 Sep. 2025
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Oh, and the elk, which are busy sparring and bugling as part of their annual mating ritual.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
26 Sep. 2025
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Blue jay and green jay spottings in Texas The researchers attribute changes in weather patterns to the mating of the different birds.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relations. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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