interact

verb

Definition of interactnext
as in to collaborate
as in collaborate The students interacted with each other in the classroom.

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Recent Examples of interact One agent can call another, trigger a new process or interact with multiple systems in rapid succession. — Oded Hareven, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Not being able to interact with computers, smartphones, and other smart devices is incredibly limiting, yet many existing assistive devices are reportedly awkward, uncomfortable, or difficult to use for long periods. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026 In contrast, this coordinated brain activity was absent in participants who interacted with expressionless robots. — Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Students will use unique identification codes when interacting with the technology. — Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interact
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interact
  1. collaborate
  2. deal
  3. mingle
  4. cooperate
  5. communicate
  6. relate
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  • In the meantime, the companies could collaborate on incident investigation, come up with industrywide safety standards and regulate themselves before governments do, Corridor's Stamos said.
    — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Olivia Rodrigo has collaborated with LEGO on five new building sets, including minifigures of the singer, based on the the Grammy-winning artist’s music.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborate
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  • Hernandez’s comments came hours after the 49-66 Mets dealt numerous players away in return for minor-league prospects.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The team reportedly were in trade talks with the Connecticut Sun for Annesah Morrow before the forward got dealt to Toronto.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of deal
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  • Participants will mix and mingle amid the attraction’s aquatic residents, including sharks, stingrays, sea turtles, starfish, anemones and thousands of fish and travel through Sea Life’s trademark 360-degree ocean tunnel.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • These two categories of philosophies tended not to mingle with each other.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of mingle
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  • Hicks said detectives are working to determine Williams' motives, and said the suspect's family was cooperating fully with law enforcement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In September, Brun and an associate sold meth directly to a source cooperating with the detail.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperate
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  • All three members of the Communications task force appears to favor communicating with less precision and greater discipline.
    — David Zhang, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • For two decades she's turned the science of human behavior into practical tools that help people communicate with confidence.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of communicate
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  • Edwards, who worked a series of low-wage jobs before being diagnosed with autism at age 24, can relate.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The incident is believed to be mental health related, police said.
    — Guy Davies, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of relate

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