interacting

verb

present participle of interact
as in mingling

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Recent Examples of interacting The trailer includes footage of fans cheering at shows, interacting with the members and celebrating KATSEYE’s milestones, underscoring just how quickly the group has built a dedicated international audience. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 This kind of storm is caused by solar wind interacting with Earth’s magnetic field. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026 Tap the new chat button at the bottom right of the homepage to start interacting with the AI tool. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 The audience is interacting with an object that had been scanned, that had been corrupted in some way. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026 Robert Pattinson doesn’t see his version of Batman interacting with other DC superheroes within James Gunn‘s cinematic universe. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026 The external report said agents posted messages that included discussions about bypassing restrictions and interacting with their testing environment. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Here is a building interacting with — and reflecting — its environment. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 The leash requirement is designed to promote public safety and help prevent dogs from running into traffic, approaching strangers without permission or interacting with other animals in unpredictable ways. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interacting
  1. mingling
  2. collaborating
  3. dealing
  4. cooperating
  5. communicating
  6. relating
Verb
  • Thick fringe folded over the front of her face, mingling with her spider-leg lashes, which brushed the bottom of her brows.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In his bedroom, there was a photo of him mingling with Princess Di at a party, and another of him at Princeton sitting next to none other than Albert Einstein.
    — Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of mingling
Verb
  • Flea, and artist Charles Gaines who is collaborating with Black Nile and Devin Daniels.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The two companies are also collaborating on a clinical trial to evaluate the use of two drugs – sonesitatug vedotin and ivonescimab – in combination to treat certain gastrointestinal cancers.
    — Chloe Taylor,Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of collaborating
Verb
  • The two-way Japanese sensation also won’t be dealing from the mound again this season.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • After dealing only in renderings the last time around, the real, live Nugget Schmiede roof burst to life at the recent Düsseldorf Caravan Salon.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of dealing
Verb
  • Urging lawmakers to overhaul the justice system, Oviedo warned officials against cooperating with criminal groups.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The government’s cooperating witnesses testified about meetings in South Florida and text messages.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of cooperating
Verb
  • Human review remains essential, particularly when communicating with prospective investors.
    — Ramesh Tambe, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The project also aims to conduct its first operation combining robots and drones within its first year, with the different systems communicating through software and algorithms.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of communicating
Verb
  • The incentive would allow a 35% to 50% credit on qualified expenses relating specifically to post-production in California.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Relationship science draws a useful line here between two ways of relating.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relating

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“Interacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interacting. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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