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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
Still, the relation between finance and fire was often indirect.
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
However, later in the day, family relations might be challenging or confusing.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Moreover, the U.S. has also warmed relations with Pakistan after Trump claimed credit for brokering a cease-fire between New Delhi and Islamabad earlier this year.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Election results 2025: Detroit and Wayne County primary races, ballot proposals
Trailing the incumbents, former council member Janee' Ayers had 13.4% of the votes, while Detroit Fire Department community relations chief James Harris secured 6.9%.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
However, later in the day, family relations might be challenging or confusing.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Moreover, the U.S. has also warmed relations with Pakistan after Trump claimed credit for brokering a cease-fire between New Delhi and Islamabad earlier this year.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Election results 2025: Detroit and Wayne County primary races, ballot proposals
Trailing the incumbents, former council member Janee' Ayers had 13.4% of the votes, while Detroit Fire Department community relations chief James Harris secured 6.9%.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 7 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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Our investigation revealed that the burglary at Burrow’s home in December, which was executed by Chilean nationals (and exposed a possible new romantic relationship for him), was just the tip of the iceberg.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Aug. 2025
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Since Netflix — which has a turbulent relationship with exhibitors — refuses to report box offices, no one will ever know the actual number.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Those efforts will be implemented by the Wisconsin Hospital Association in partnership with the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation ― in memory of the New York emergency room doctor who died by suicide in the early days of COVID-19.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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General Motors Spring Hill Manufacturing: The plant focuses on vehicles like the Cadillac XT5 and XT6, and is also home to Ultium Cells LLC, a partnership for EV battery production.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
25 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
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Long before the genome was sequenced, people had identified specific parts of the chromosomes that, if deleted, were lethal—but only if inherited from one of the two sexes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
Noun
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This was all the more surprising given his cousin, Stella Adler, was a famous acting teacher who founded the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Along the way came cast changes and memorable additions, including Geri Jewell as Blair’s cousin (the first disabled actor with a recurring TV role), George Clooney as handyman George Burnett, and Mackenzie Astin as Andy, the orphan taken in (and later adopted) by Mrs. Garrett’s sister Beverly Ann.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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And there’s a kinship between modern medicine’s aim to ascribe psychiatric disorders to a handful of chemicals in our brains and the medical catchall of the four-humors framework of centuries past.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Whether dressing in opposition or mirroring each other, wardrobes speak volumes about the complexities of kinship this Emmy season.—
Fawnia Soo Hoo,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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The association’s optimism draws on a history of rapid growth.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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The state, especially its southwest region, has struggled with a sudden rise in condo inventory in recent months following the implementation of new building safety regulations, threatening higher fees for condo associations and owners.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relation. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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