1
as in kinship
the fact or state of having something in common
studied the relationship between the phases of the moon and ocean tides
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as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the street's shopkeepers have a good business relationship
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Recent Examples of relationship
There are characters preserving cultural traditions, grappling with intergenerational trauma, and practicing subsistence hunting and fishing, while also navigating relationship troubles and leaning on the strong support systems that get us through it all.
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Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
Most regional theaters have maintained decades-long relationships with casting directors, who are duly credited in the theater playbills.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Those softer skills may become even more valuable as AI becomes more prevalent, freeing up time to spend on deeper relationships and more clients.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Not only that, but Trump remains committed to hurting them and continuing to harm our global interests and relationships by issuing new across-the-board tariffs of 15%.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
Most regional theaters have maintained decades-long relationships with casting directors, who are duly credited in the theater playbills.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Those softer skills may become even more valuable as AI becomes more prevalent, freeing up time to spend on deeper relationships and more clients.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Not only that, but Trump remains committed to hurting them and continuing to harm our global interests and relationships by issuing new across-the-board tariffs of 15%.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relationship
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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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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 ruling Democratic Progressive Party, which has won three consecutive elections to stay in power since 2016, is at the forefront of efforts to accelerate the severance of its nation’s Chinese connection.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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This connection could be personal or professional.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2026
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The project grew out of the Quantum Moonshot Program, a collaboration between MIT, the University of Colorado Boulder, MITRE, and Sandia National Laboratories.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Invite feedback to ensure future collaborations work well for everyone.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 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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With Kazakhstan’s cooperation, the material traveled on three C-5 cargo aircraft, an effort that took a team of specialists almost a month of 12-hour days from October to November, 1994, to complete.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Shield of the America is meant to strength security cooperation across the Western Hemisphere.—
Morgan Stephens,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2026
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Studies have shown that shoe sizes have no correlation to penile length.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Our research shows a strong correlation between the creation of data center hubs and strong local economies.—
Mehdi Paryavi,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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College athletics will continue to evolve, Benedict said, so will conference affiliations and so will UConn.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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No party affiliation/independent voters were also opposed to the way ICE does its job.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Relationship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relationship. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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