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as in interaction
relations plural
doings between individuals or groups
relations between the rival newspapers remained friendly despite their competition for the same stories
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as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common
there's no relation between you losing your favorite baseball hat and your team losing the game
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as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
our intramural baseball team had a relation with the other baseball teams in the area
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as in sex
relations plural
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
a law that prohibits relations between close relatives
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Recent Examples of relation
After finishing her bachelor and postgraduate degrees overseas, Zhao returned to Beijing to work in investor relations.
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Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Looney, who resigned in 2023 amid issues of undisclosed personal relations with employees, would routinely tout that BP service stations sell more than 150 million cups of coffee a year.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
The exit stemmed from a breakdown in relations between Sentebale's chair, Chandauka, and board of trustees members, who also stepped down.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Although family relations might be a bit strained today, this is still a great day for discussions about finances, shared property, inheritances and banking matters.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
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Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Looney, who resigned in 2023 amid issues of undisclosed personal relations with employees, would routinely tout that BP service stations sell more than 150 million cups of coffee a year.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
The exit stemmed from a breakdown in relations between Sentebale's chair, Chandauka, and board of trustees members, who also stepped down.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Although family relations might be a bit strained today, this is still a great day for discussions about finances, shared property, inheritances and banking matters.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relation
Noun
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This frees agents to focus on high-value human interactions and complex tasks.—
Joel Frenette,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Every renter interaction was siloed to an individual property.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Alves family settled in Danbury, where a relative owned a successful cleaning business.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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Authorities did not identify him immediately, pending notification of relatives.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In 2009, a Supreme Court decision in Boyle v. United States specified that such an enterprise must have at least three structural attributes: purpose, established relationships among those associated with the group, and longevity.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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Even though Villa signed him at age 26, scouts and recruitment specialists, who spoke to The Athletic on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, insisted there was a perception his best days were behind him by then.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The new live album marks Radiohead’s first activity since forming a new business entity—a limited liability partnership (LLP)—this March, etching a faint question mark beside their dormant status.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
13 Aug. 2025
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The pressure from both the U.S. and China has seemingly made Panama more gun-shy about those ports shifting hands, with numerous officials putting CK Hutchison’s partnership with the Panamanian government under scrutiny.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So no therapy will work equally well, or even in the same manner, for both sexes.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Online dating sites provide an avenue for widows and widowers to meet eligible people of both sexes.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Her cousin Bryce, a 9-year-old from Daly City, begged to differ.—
Andrew Zeng,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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The couple attended his cousin Tanner Corum’s nuptials at the RiverView Family Farm in Knoxville, Tennessee.—
Lisa France,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Stalter was a mega Girls fan and had felt a kinship with Dunham through the screen.—
Anna Peele,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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Each work—a torch in the dark—guides us, casting light on kinships unthought,revealing the art of becoming with the Earth.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The practice doesn’t work: Virtually every major medical association denounces it as junk science.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Although the association could not immediately provide data proving a direct link between the political shifts and capital flight to South Florida, several analysts described it as a long‑standing, common‑sense trend.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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