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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Relevance
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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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
So, remember, by finding weeds, noting their location, relating them to a condition, and choosing corrective actions based on that condition, gardeners can begin to form maintenance diagnoses for their gardens through weeds.
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Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.
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Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Some of them are old systems of knowledge, ways of relating the body to fertility, death, and survival.
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George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
The Pisces new moon creates opportunities for fulfillment through relating.
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
In relating her story this way, Gisèle is restoring to the record her waking life.
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Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
Morello himself serves as kind of a guide in the film, relating his own love of metal growing up as a Black kid in a conservative, ethnically homogeneous suburb of Chicago.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
The collision of opposing perspectives forges art that challenges and confronts, that forces us out of familiar ways of thinking, relating and being.
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Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
Reps for both Harry and the King said that the pair met for tea at Clarence House, relating afterwards that no other details would be shared.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.
—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Some of them are old systems of knowledge, ways of relating the body to fertility, death, and survival.
—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
The Pisces new moon creates opportunities for fulfillment through relating.
—
Usa Today,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
In relating her story this way, Gisèle is restoring to the record her waking life.
—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
Morello himself serves as kind of a guide in the film, relating his own love of metal growing up as a Black kid in a conservative, ethnically homogeneous suburb of Chicago.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
The collision of opposing perspectives forges art that challenges and confronts, that forces us out of familiar ways of thinking, relating and being.
—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
Reps for both Harry and the King said that the pair met for tea at Clarence House, relating afterwards that no other details would be shared.
—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relating
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Even so, in a digital world increasingly impacted by algorithms and all manner of AI, the allure of performers and music fans communing — live and in real time — cannot be underestimated.
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But the main event was Madonna communing with the nearly 3,000 fans at the premiere, most of whom have followed her for decades.
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Scientists think this macromolecular (meaning large) complex carbon, could hold evidence that ancient microbial life once existed in the same sedimentary material, according to one new paper describing these observations.
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Crane offered a similar read, describing the collection as both new and familiar — the kind of pieces that could believably have been thrifted from a Venice Beach shop, even as fabrications like Terry and slub cotton give them a softer, more contemporary hand.
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Evidence pertaining to the Fire Department’s response was not permitted at the trial.
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That governing body doesn’t have an official policy pertaining to matters of climate.
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Campbell argues that Latchford’s donations helped bolster his credibility as a scholar by associating his name with top institutions.
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Hoffman has apologized for associating with Epstein.
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Fandom has become a means of signaling our identity to others and bonding with like-minded spirits, Kresnicka said.
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It’s done by growing the silicon for the two devices on separate wafers and then bonding the two wafers.
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Direct prompt injection happens when a user types instructions that override a system prompt, the familiar pattern of telling a chatbot to ignore previous instructions.
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That includes not even telling guests the full information about the wedding, with people invited reportedly instructed to arrive in New York, without being given details about when and where the wedding will be.
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Neel said many community members have made preparations in anticipation of the ruling, including applying for asylum.
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Woman applying estrogen patch during hormone therapy.
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Some collars contained license numbers, names, and other identifying information.
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The summit will focus on educating the community about regenerative agriculture and other sustainable practices and identifying barriers of entry and solutions to those barriers for farmers.
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“Relating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relating. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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