1
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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Relevance
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2
as in relative
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
he and I are relations on my mother's side
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3
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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4
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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5
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
Sat beside Trump at the Oval Office, Netanyahu touted a Libya-style nuclear deal between the US and Iran, which in 2003 dismantled the North African nation’s nuclear program in the hopes of ushering in a new era of relations with the US after its two-decade oil embargo on Muammar Qaddafi’s regime.
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Following a brief stint in public relations, their work has now appeared in lifestyle and culture publications such as Men's Health, Complex…
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—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
The statement on Kayhan's provocative rhetoric underscores growing concerns over the direction of U.S.-Iran relations and the impact of such rhetoric on potential future negotiations.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Waging war on Denmark is wrong and will damage U.S. defense and foreign relations for decades
We Americans should be ashamed of ourselves and of our government.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Following a brief stint in public relations, their work has now appeared in lifestyle and culture publications such as Men's Health, Complex…
Read More
Read More On:
Home Design
New York
Real Estate
Like this article?
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
The statement on Kayhan's provocative rhetoric underscores growing concerns over the direction of U.S.-Iran relations and the impact of such rhetoric on potential future negotiations.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Waging war on Denmark is wrong and will damage U.S. defense and foreign relations for decades
We Americans should be ashamed of ourselves and of our government.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relation
Noun
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In 1987 the criteria widened and encompassed three categories related to social interaction, communication and restrictions in activities.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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On a countrywide scale—from both an epidemiological perspective and a human-rights perspective—closing all nonessential business, closing all schools, prohibiting most social interactions and nonessential travel, and so on, was not considered feasible or wise.—
David Zweig,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Thomas had sustained injuries to the head and neck and died at a local hospital on June 19, according to relatives.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Police in Frisco on Thursday night responded to a gunshot call at a house where relatives of a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at a track meet live.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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But tensions developed in their relationship, especially when people from Teotihuacán started to move into the area around Tikal.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft is evident with GPT-4.1 models being made available through Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and integrated into developer tools like GitHub Copilot and GitHub Models.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Doral officials told the Miami Herald that the partnership with ICE is not intended to criminalize immigrants who live in Doral.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Raising awareness and accepting that autistic children of both sexes should be allowed special accommodations at school, such as taking tests in a separate room or wearing headphones.—
Matt Villano,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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The changes came after President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that the U.S. government would only recognize two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Kaitlyn Schwanemann,
NBC news,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Love me, love Tatum, love your cousins, love Lovey, love your daddy.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Most recently, his novel Tattoos in Memory, about a former terrorist and soldier who becomes a Franciscan priest, was adapted to the big screen in Peru by his cousin, the director Luis Llosa (Anaconda), releasing in August, 2024.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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Another is that Brazil spent years playing friendlies all over the globe, prioritising revenue over kinship.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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David Lowery takes the few elements that worked—mainly the special kinship between a boy and a dragon—and injects his own unique vision into the proceedings.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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This includes more robust small business impact assessments, expanded export training and support, and greater engagement with industry associations that represent smaller firms.—
Natalie Madeira Cofield,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The court’s order involved a technical legal assessment of the right, or standing, of several nonprofit associations to sue over the firings.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relation. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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