1
as in communing
to form a close personal relationship
she and I relate so well it's almost like we're siblings
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2
as in describing
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
we asked our uncle to relate the story of his visit to communist Russia many years ago
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3
as in pertaining
to have a relation or connection
how does your comment relate to what the rest of us have been talking about for the last hour?
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4
as in associating
to think of (something) in combination
most Americans probably relate tea to the United Kingdom and coffee to the U.S.
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Recent Examples of relating
The song, which is the second track on the album, makes several references and nods to some of Taylor's famous life, while also seemingly relating them to Swift.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The Libra balanced scales also teach us that relating is a paradox.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 17 Sep. 2025
Working Within The Trade And With Private Clients Enhancing and relating the company legacy is vitally important to Amenc, who started working for Golay Fils & Stahl in 2001.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In a statement, a lawyer for Ortiz said his client’s guilty plea was highly tailored, relating only to his transactions with Pérez in the context of concert performances.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
But for all of these outcomes, the plots relating steps to risk are curves, not straight lines.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The Libra balanced scales also teach us that relating is a paradox.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 17 Sep. 2025
Working Within The Trade And With Private Clients Enhancing and relating the company legacy is vitally important to Amenc, who started working for Golay Fils & Stahl in 2001.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In a statement, a lawyer for Ortiz said his client’s guilty plea was highly tailored, relating only to his transactions with Pérez in the context of concert performances.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
But for all of these outcomes, the plots relating steps to risk are curves, not straight lines.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relating
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No amount of cold water swimming or walking barefoot in the grass or communing with birds has cured me.—
Polly Atkin
August 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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During camp, Edwards said kids enjoy the various activities available such as arts and crafts, archery, basketball, canoeing, the rock climbing wall, fishing, hiking, kayaking, swimming, volleyball and the trails — not to mention simply communing with nature.—
Brian Bell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Meller provided a concrete example of AI’s democratizing potential, describing how a scene that would have cost half his film’s budget and taken weeks with traditional effects was roughed out in five minutes using Kling AI.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Three Air Force employees are dead in what Ohio officials are describing as a double murder-suicide.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Expressing a desire to move forward, group President Mary Soriano invoked a clause in California code pertaining to corporations to fill five board spots.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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People from across all walks of life are asked around 50 questions pertaining to the economy, personal finances, job prospects, inflation expectations and the like.—
Joanne Hsu,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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Younger Democrats are increasingly associating her with the past and see her as part of the problem that let Donald Trump back into the White House rather than a credible candidate for 2028.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The overall structure of a chromosome can be divided first into large territories, then into more specialized compartments, and then into topologically associating domains, known as TADs.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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One of the most moving stories in the film is the portrait of a father and son bonding over their love of geek culture.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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Roberts garnered her first Oscar nomination for this tender, episodic comedy-drama about several generations of women in a small Louisiana town, bonding around a local beauty parlor run by Dolly Parton.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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As previously announced, The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event will star Paul Mescal as McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Starr, Joseph Quinn as Harrison, and Harris Dickinson as Lennon, with each film telling the story of a different member of the band.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Watches offer an opportunity to expand that world, telling our story through a new lens while answering a growing desire for pieces that combine design, with exceptional functionality.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By the end of last season, Ancelotti was getting frustrated with how some of his stars were losing focus and not applying their talents to the benefit of collective success.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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While individual well-being adds up to represent the happiness of a nation, Heshmati cautions against applying the study’s conclusions to your own health and risk of death from chronic disease.—
Lindsey Leake,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Deshpande suggested that while streaming algorithms like Netflix’s are good at identifying what is within a subscriber’s tastes, the algorithm may limit what that user is exposed to, to the detriment of studios trying to produce films.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Police said officers were dispatched and arrived within two minutes of the 911 call — first reported as a suspicious event and later upgraded to a burglary in progress — and that the Criminal Investigations Bureau dedicated more than 100 investigative hours to identifying those involved.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Relating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relating. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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