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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
Two innings later, Marlins guest relations walked over and gave the family a goodie bag with a Eury Perez bobblehead, team T-shirt, a baseball for Lincoln and his sister, and a birthday pin for Lincoln.
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Alex Krutchik, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Schroeck said Rose didn't study law at the school but has relations who did.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Though the two nations have since normalized relations, tensions often flare, especially regarding unresolved historical disputes.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Shepherd, who has contributed to the company’s acquisition phase and government and community relations efforts, will now also lead DBH’s evolving long-term growth strategy for ballparks.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Alex Krutchik, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Schroeck said Rose didn't study law at the school but has relations who did.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Though the two nations have since normalized relations, tensions often flare, especially regarding unresolved historical disputes.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Shepherd, who has contributed to the company’s acquisition phase and government and community relations efforts, will now also lead DBH’s evolving long-term growth strategy for ballparks.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relation
Noun
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At home, consciously shape algorithm interactions to reflect your preferences and ethical positions.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Casual interactions at the post office or a coffee shop easily turn into conversations.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of my clearest memories from the early 1970s is visiting relatives and sleeping on a pull-out couch in their library.—
Literary Hub
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Miller was hospitalized that same day while her three surviving children were sent to live with relatives.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Musk and Gebbia have maintained a close professional relationship; Gebbia sits on Tesla’s board and was introduced to DOGE earlier this year through Musk.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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After a turbulent few weeks, things only became more tense when Sean McLaughlin and Allyshia Gupta claimed to have information that could destroy the relationship.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The band’s foundation was built on the joint songwriting of Davies and Hodgson, who sang lead on most of Supertramp’s hits, but their partnership was beginning to dissolve by the early 1980s.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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But Somaiya left the startup after just a few months after the partnership unraveled.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 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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Balls move the plot along in Austen’s novels because, much like the novel itself, a dance is a codified art form and the space where relations between the sexes are tested.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, her closest friends included her cousin Melissa Perry and Lauryn's boyfriend's mom, Jill McKenny.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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At 16, Lady Jane Grey is about to be married off to a stranger and caught up in a conspiracy to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As DeLa describes it, it’s been a cosmic kinship ever since.—
Evan Ross Katz,
Them.,
4 Sep. 2025
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Those deeds, however, are based on kinship ties, posing a problem for 38-year-old Star (Sarah Karei), an unmarried woman whose parentage is unknown.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In contrast, the cerebellum showed no such association.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bieger and a spokesperson for the alumni association did not immediately return Deadline’s requests for comment.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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