as in partnerships
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the strong liaison between the parents and teachers is based on the fact that both have the students' best interests at heart
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Recent Examples of liaisons
The sky served up no shortage of spectacle in 2025 —from lunar liaisons, solar prominences and fleeting meteor showers, to aurora and nebula scenes that unfold on a scale almost too massive for the human mind to comprehend.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Some have suggested that the Bard had romantic liaisons with men, in part implied by sonnets that are charged with homoerotic elements.
—Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
These policies aren’t about forbidding all office liaisons but protecting both parties and the broader team from the professional fallout.
—Emily Nix, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Mingshu Bates, chief analytics officer and president of parcel at AFS, said that shippers and logistics liaisons should expect to see the fees and surcharges to continue.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Headlining the group is more than two dozen ambassadorial appointments, including Sergio Gor, a top White House aide, and former Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker to become the top liaisons to India and the Bahamas.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
That kind of interpretation worried other outside liaisons, who participate in ACIP meetings but don’t vote on vaccine policy recommendations to the CDC like members of the committee do.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Following the incident, Portland Police Department (PPB) liaisons were seen collecting video from witnesses, according to Fox News' Bill Melugin.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But if a family finds themselves in a situation where their current residence is far from their school of origin, liaisons will work with other districts to continue their education in a school that’s more convenient.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Some have suggested that the Bard had romantic liaisons with men, in part implied by sonnets that are charged with homoerotic elements.
—Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
These policies aren’t about forbidding all office liaisons but protecting both parties and the broader team from the professional fallout.
—Emily Nix, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Mingshu Bates, chief analytics officer and president of parcel at AFS, said that shippers and logistics liaisons should expect to see the fees and surcharges to continue.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Headlining the group is more than two dozen ambassadorial appointments, including Sergio Gor, a top White House aide, and former Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker to become the top liaisons to India and the Bahamas.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
That kind of interpretation worried other outside liaisons, who participate in ACIP meetings but don’t vote on vaccine policy recommendations to the CDC like members of the committee do.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Following the incident, Portland Police Department (PPB) liaisons were seen collecting video from witnesses, according to Fox News' Bill Melugin.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But if a family finds themselves in a situation where their current residence is far from their school of origin, liaisons will work with other districts to continue their education in a school that’s more convenient.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liaisons
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What has long been a tool for brands to innovate and surprise shoppers with unexpected partnerships continues to fall flat more often in a progressively crowded space.—
Andrea Bossi,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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And which corporations or corporate partnerships, which are such a huge part, of course, of the Fallout universe, may have been colluding and why?—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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Friendship with a particular person, or group associations in general, can be uplifting and tangibly helpful in building both opportunity and confidence.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Advocacy groups and the various associations of government service providers who lobby the Legislature are likely to press lawmakers not to make reductions at the same time as the federal government.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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From his perspective, this sourcing capability reflects the company’s ongoing relationships with sellers across its network.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Seeing the deeper ways relationships and systems link together could shed some interesting light.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
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Bowie enjoyed fruitful collaborations with a number of other rock and roll luminaries, like Iggy Pop and Lou Reed.—
Alex Heigl,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Lululemon has shifted from its historically sleek and highly functional aesthetic toward louder branding and collaborations, such as with Disney, that are not aligned with the core customer.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Singh does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Jennifer Singh,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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More information about his affiliations is available on the websites of both institutions.—
Robert Muggah,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Good, 37, and her partner had connections to Kansas City, living in the area as recently as the fall of 2023, court records show.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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The action eventually moves to Medellín, with Pine on the trail of a smooth young Colombian mogul, Teddy Dos Santos (Diego Calva), whose combination of philanthropic ties and unsavory connections sound a bit too familiar.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Liaisons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liaisons. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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