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 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 CoQ10 interacts with various medications and may cause gastrointestinal side effects or trouble sleeping. — Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2026 Toilet paper does not pose a major risk How toilet paper interacts with people’s skin in these areas and their overall health is not well studied. — Jillian Pretzel, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

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After the presentations, the audience mingles with anyone who caught their attention.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Julianne Hough mingles with the crowd, as does Arian Moayed; Anna Wintour daughter Bee Carrozzini, who hosts her own cake-happy theater party every year, holds court with Fiona Rudin.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2026

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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
The trips Sudō took with them, playing tour guide across remote regions of Japan, introduced her to many of the weavers and dyers, often working in small wooden ateliers attached to family homes, with whom Nuno still collaborates today.

— Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026

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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
The set further deals her first Top Latin Rhythm Albums entry in nearly seven years, since Mala Santa in 2019.

— Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026

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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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In a conversation with THR, the author and screenwriter discusses what to make of her latest work, and gives an update on her latest adaptations.

— Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Here, Deborah Findling, creative AI trends expert at Adobe, discusses the most prominent trends.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

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