INTERACTS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

interacts

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present tense third-person singular of interact

as in mingles

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Recent Examples of interacts Anytime Oliver Hudson interacts with George While their best moment is getting its own slide (see below), Hudson and Santos are on-screen magic. — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 Volcanoes at sea can pose hazards quite different from those on land, as their impact can vary depending on how the volcanic activity interacts with seawater. — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026 Flaherty also interacts with a peppy gal pal (Carla Gugino), a city hall reporter for a metropolitan daily. — Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 Kadre, a South Florida power broker who was a key player in UM’s successful pursuit of football coach Mario Cristobal and basketball coach Jai Lucas, then began to explore a deal with Nike, according to a source who interacts with both men. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 Light at this frequency interacts with cells in a way that boosts cellular energy, potentially reducing inflammation to improve neural network connectivity. — Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Seeger told Storyful that her son regularly interacts with the school kids in the morning. — Amelie Ritchie, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Despite the sea change underway in how the Fed interacts with the public, Hammack said there are relatively few signs of it behind closed doors in the daily workings of the committee. — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026 While a lot of the shorts are fully animated, the parts where this cartoon interacts with the real world were the most exciting then and are still a delight now. — James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

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Here, the spice mingles with cardamom and ginger before giving way to earthy patchouli, papyrus, and creamy orris butter.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
After the presentations, the audience mingles with anyone who caught their attention.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Definition of mingles

Verb

Watts regularly collaborates with stylist Jeanann Williams, who’s also worked with the likes of Meg Ryan, Leslie Mann and Abigail Spencer, among others.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
The company operates as a specialist, non-bank senior lender with a team that collaborates across structured credit, investment banking and film and television finance.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

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The new season deals directly with the aftermath of the attack and what Raz described as the nature of revenge.

— Stewart Ain, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Keep scrolling for more information on Prime Big Deal Days 2026—plus, 50+ of the best early Amazon deals from the sale.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of deals

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An airline that consistently recovers faster, communicates earlier and rebooks passengers proactively builds a reputational advantage that’s difficult for competitors to replicate because it’s embedded in operational infrastructure, not marketing.

— Abha Dogra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Warsh has quickly put his stamp on the way the Fed communicates.

— Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of communicates

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And then Mowbray relates some personal evidence of what has not changed — Middlesbrough’s attachment to football.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Musk’s father, Errol Musk, is interviewed in the film and relates a telling incident in which the family drove by the scene of a man who was being resuscitated by the side of the road.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of relates

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Pike Vs Tennessee, Pike discusses the killing, her traumatic childhood and her fear as her execution approaches.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Ross references an article written by NDA chief conservation officer Kip Adams that discusses various deer raised by biologists that lived well into their late teens.

— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

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