as in relation
doings between individuals or groups she guessed from the friendly interaction that they were close to the other parents in the organization

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Recent Examples of interaction Stiller said after the screening of that interaction. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025 Video shows the two appear to have an interaction back at the driver's side door after Sanchez follows the man, who is seen walking backwards away from him. Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025 In anticipation, the 30-year-old filmed the sweet interaction between her son and his bus driver, hoping to document his smile on camera. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025 However, Discord confirmed that full credit card numbers or CVV codes, passwords or authentication data, and messages or other in-app activity beyond customer support interactions were not affected. Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interaction
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Noun
  • These numbers indicate the pressure placed on the blood vessel walls in relation to your heartbeat.
    Angela Ryan Lee, Health, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Those areas include youth investment, violence diversion work, community violence intervention, crime survivor support, reintegration and community-police relations.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Interaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interaction. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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