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as in interaction
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 sex
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 relations
The duo’s departure leaves Japan without any pandas for the first time in more than five decades, at a time when relations between Asia’s two biggest economies are at their lowest point in years.
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Over the subsequent stories, Goodman crafts subtle investigations of the relations between siblings, the fine blend of anxiety and pride parents feel for their offspring, and the bemused affection an aunt or uncle might feel for their aimless nieces or haphazard nephews.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
Sarah is a graduate of Ball State University and holds degrees in public relations and marketing.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump’s pressure campaign urging Ukraine to accept borders redrawn by a revanchist Russia had already strained relations between his inner circle and Europe’s far-right movements.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The literary world is much more forgiving than film and TV, where plot, relations, and characters have to work and make sense in real time.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
The selloff faded later, as relations normalized across both sides of the Atlantic.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Molecules are forced into dramatically different relations with one another at certain thresholds of these conditions.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
As Iran weakens, a power vacuum is emerging across the Middle East — and Saudi Arabia is moving to fill it by recalibrating relations with former rivals, hedging global partnerships and asserting a more independent foreign policy, according to several experts.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Chris Lau, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Over the subsequent stories, Goodman crafts subtle investigations of the relations between siblings, the fine blend of anxiety and pride parents feel for their offspring, and the bemused affection an aunt or uncle might feel for their aimless nieces or haphazard nephews.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
Sarah is a graduate of Ball State University and holds degrees in public relations and marketing.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump’s pressure campaign urging Ukraine to accept borders redrawn by a revanchist Russia had already strained relations between his inner circle and Europe’s far-right movements.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The literary world is much more forgiving than film and TV, where plot, relations, and characters have to work and make sense in real time.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
The selloff faded later, as relations normalized across both sides of the Atlantic.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Molecules are forced into dramatically different relations with one another at certain thresholds of these conditions.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
As Iran weakens, a power vacuum is emerging across the Middle East — and Saudi Arabia is moving to fill it by recalibrating relations with former rivals, hedging global partnerships and asserting a more independent foreign policy, according to several experts.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relations
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Health memories remain compartmentalized, never bleeding into regular ChatGPT interactions.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The ultimate goal is to have sophisticated agents that work autonomously with very little user interaction.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 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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On top of that, one of Colvin’s classmates, Jeremiah Reeves, had recently been arrested for having intercourse with a white woman.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2026
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British prosecutors said Johnston used threats and intimidation to force the woman into having intercourse with the men, per the outlet.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Marshalls rescued her from Lake Copeland so she wouldn’t be harmed by her parents, a mating pair of swans who still live there.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Among these dolphins, males with close social bonds spend much of their time together, often traveling, foraging, mating and resting in the same groups.—
Hasmik Kirakosyan,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relations. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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