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
According to court documents, Field's interactions with hospital staff and with his wife prompted the hospital to go into lockdown.
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit and dispatch recordings released by the department indicate deputies had past interactions with Tranckino as someone with mental health problems.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Why not treat patients’ interactions with the health care system as a natural resource?
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
Humans can occasionally become infected through interaction with animals.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit and dispatch recordings released by the department indicate deputies had past interactions with Tranckino as someone with mental health problems.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Why not treat patients’ interactions with the health care system as a natural resource?
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
Humans can occasionally become infected through interaction with animals.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interaction
Noun
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And the front lines of the public relation war are a glamorous cadre of high profile influencers based there.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship, the State Department said on Thursday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some speculation has existed about whether the basic physiological processes necessary for intercourse, particularly for men, might be compromised by microgravity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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On top of that, one of Colvin’s classmates, Jeremiah Reeves, had recently been arrested for having intercourse with a white woman.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Interaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interaction. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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