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
That jumpy, unpredictable quality runs throughout the film as father and daughter flee from one shelter to another, their journey gathering urgency and menace with each new interaction.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
In March, the company published research in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology focused on how interactions with AI chatbots can affect people's social and emotional well-being.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Trying to reducing those interactions to ‘end user’ terms missed the complexity that made the work succeed.
—Lindsay Phillips, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Suddenly, a sound cue and a shift from white to blue lighting indicate a leap in time, and this woman begins to relive a mundane interaction with her two young children, Leanne and Danny, while speaking to thin air and miming her motherly motions.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
In March, the company published research in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology focused on how interactions with AI chatbots can affect people's social and emotional well-being.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Trying to reducing those interactions to ‘end user’ terms missed the complexity that made the work succeed.
—Lindsay Phillips, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Suddenly, a sound cue and a shift from white to blue lighting indicate a leap in time, and this woman begins to relive a mundane interaction with her two young children, Leanne and Danny, while speaking to thin air and miming her motherly motions.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interaction
Noun
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The American public should realize that the figures appearing in the chart’s left column represent a hodgepodge of factors that (while not all wholly irrelevant to global trade tensions) cannot be conveniently translated into a statistic that bears any relation to real-world tariff rates.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Fortunately, relations with parents and bosses are smooth and mutually supportive.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Menopausal declines in estrogen also may cause vaginal dryness, decreased libido and discomfort during intercourse.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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In particular, three symptoms—vaginal dryness, painful intercourse, and increased urinary tract infections, hot flashes, and sleep quality—often emerge as particularly severe for breast cancer patients.—
Chloe Castleberry,
Flow Space,
16 June 2025
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“Interaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interaction. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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