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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
Dmitriev has been involved in Ukraine peace negotiations with Washington, but has also been tasked with restoring economic relations between the two countries.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
The meeting is expected to yield limited breakthroughs though, with both sides seeking to maintain the stability that has characterized the bilateral relations since late last year.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Helen Reinbrecht, the community relations coordinator of PennDOT, said in a Zoom interview that the work is on schedule.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
While steadily expanding trade and technology ties with Gulf states, China has sought to position itself as a regional counterweight, most notably by brokering a 2023 agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to normalize relations.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
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Nbc News, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
The meeting is expected to yield limited breakthroughs though, with both sides seeking to maintain the stability that has characterized the bilateral relations since late last year.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Helen Reinbrecht, the community relations coordinator of PennDOT, said in a Zoom interview that the work is on schedule.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
While steadily expanding trade and technology ties with Gulf states, China has sought to position itself as a regional counterweight, most notably by brokering a 2023 agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to normalize relations.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relation
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For parents, Robb recommended watching for warning signs, including social withdrawal, declining grades or a growing preference for AI over human interaction.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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The office has arguably the most interaction with the public of any at the state level, providing a host of services that include driver’s licenses and testing and other state IDs, registrations for vehicles, lobbyists, businesses and other services.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Ricks apologized repeatedly to several relatives of his victims who looked on, particularly Marcus Figueroa.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the state’s death chamber in Huntsville, Ricks apologized in his last statement to the third, surviving victim, Marcus Figueroa, who watched the execution through glass, the closest person among his relatives in an observation room to Ricks.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 12,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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One 2021 review published in The American Journal of Medicine looked into the relationship between mushroom consumption and cardiovascular health.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the new year, Musk welcomed Hegseth to a meeting at SpaceX headquarters, where Hegseth unveiled a new partnership with Grok, which lately had been spending most of its time removing the clothes of women and children in photographs.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Brown also struck a partnership with OpenAI to offer AI training certifications.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The findings, from 1,592 U.S. citizens of different ages, sexes, races and incomes, were collected between Dec. 20 and Dec. 22.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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On his first day in office, Mr. Trump signed an executive order that declared the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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Another carrot cousin is giant hogweed, which has enormous blooms that look a bit like Queen Anne's lace on steroids.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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The moodier cousin to the Courbe, the Onirique table lamp in alabaster gestures to Gilded Age interiors, opulent libraries, and museum lobbies.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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Some recruited others through kinship networks.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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That feeling of marking an end of an era resonated with the actors individually, too; Sophie Skelton acknowledged her deep kinship with her character, Brianna Randall Fraser.—
Carly Witteman,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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For all its public association with queerness, ballet remains largely committed to a frail, wispy femininity and a princely but muscular and explosive masculinity—with the stringent, often punishing body-shape standards to match.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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The homeowners association fee just went up to $686 a month, straining her budget, and the value of her unit has plummeted.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relation. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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