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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 move could also further strain trade relations between China and the Netherlands, following years of restrictions on Dutch company ASML's exports of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Following up on Brazil as the country of honor at this year’s Marché du Film in Cannes, the RioMarket organized a series of events as part of the France-Brazil Season 2025, celebrating 200 years of diplomatic relations with a reciprocal cultural exchange between the two countries.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
What To Know In his announcement, Herzog also referred to Trump’s role in establishing the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and several Arab nations.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
In March, Lin Tao made history as Sony’s first female CFO, managing the global entertainment giant’s finance, strategy, corporate planning and investor relations.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Trump has said there’s a window to reshape the region and reset long-fraught relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
—Darlene Superville, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
The confrontations, while risking a broader conflict, also pose a geopolitical opportunity for India, which has cautiously sought to improve relations with the Taliban, perhaps filling the diplomatic hole left by its regional rival, Pakistan, analysts said.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The Pakistani airstrikes coincided with a rare visit to India by a Taliban leader, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, which resulted in an announcement by India on Friday to upgrade relations.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Prior to Netflix, Buck was SVP, Programming Publicity for Starz, working across awards, events, talent relations and programming publicity strategy.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Dylan Butts, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Following up on Brazil as the country of honor at this year’s Marché du Film in Cannes, the RioMarket organized a series of events as part of the France-Brazil Season 2025, celebrating 200 years of diplomatic relations with a reciprocal cultural exchange between the two countries.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
What To Know In his announcement, Herzog also referred to Trump’s role in establishing the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and several Arab nations.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
In March, Lin Tao made history as Sony’s first female CFO, managing the global entertainment giant’s finance, strategy, corporate planning and investor relations.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Trump has said there’s a window to reshape the region and reset long-fraught relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
—Darlene Superville, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
The confrontations, while risking a broader conflict, also pose a geopolitical opportunity for India, which has cautiously sought to improve relations with the Taliban, perhaps filling the diplomatic hole left by its regional rival, Pakistan, analysts said.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The Pakistani airstrikes coincided with a rare visit to India by a Taliban leader, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, which resulted in an announcement by India on Friday to upgrade relations.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Prior to Netflix, Buck was SVP, Programming Publicity for Starz, working across awards, events, talent relations and programming publicity strategy.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relations
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This breakthrough merges materials science, AI, and wearable technology in a way that could refine human-machine interaction.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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After brainstorming how to enhance public interaction with the rarity of the eclipse and document animal behavior at the same time, the team designed a free smartphone app, Aguilar said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Ironically, stiff upper lips seem to have almost vanished as both sexes burst into tears if anything either lovely or lousy happens to them.—
Jilly Cooper,
Vogue,
7 Oct. 2025
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The differences in longevity between the sexes were much more pronounced in the wild than in zoos for both mammals and birds, as there were fewer stressors, such as harsh climates and predators, in zoos, the study said.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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There are alignments of anemia with some of the early modern symptoms of green sickness—though very few people today are likely to think anemia is caused by a blockage of bodily humors curable by intercourse.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Sep. 2025
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One 2024 survey found that about 60 percent of college students reported having had vaginal intercourse; a 2022 Pew Research survey reported that more than half of all adults under 30 were in a relationship at the time.—
Molly Langmuir,
The Atlantic,
25 Sep. 2025
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Since these ticks are parthenogenetic, meaning an individual female can lay eggs without mating, essentially cloning herself, male ticks are rare.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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This pattern, called assortative mating, means that when parents with overlapping genetic risks have children, those risks can combine and accumulate.—
Santhosh Girirajan,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relations. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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