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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
Likewise, relations with co-workers are happy and supportive.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
The potential rupture in relations between Tokyo and Washington introduces a strategic dilemma for Japan, at a time when its economy is awakening from decades of slumber.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
My own relation to the magazine has been one of a grateful reader and then of a grateful contributor.
—John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
In doing so, it was hoped that outside influence and economic ties could slowly unravel the Gordian Knot that is Israeli-Palestinian relations and cool tensions.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
The potential rupture in relations between Tokyo and Washington introduces a strategic dilemma for Japan, at a time when its economy is awakening from decades of slumber.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
My own relation to the magazine has been one of a grateful reader and then of a grateful contributor.
—John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
In doing so, it was hoped that outside influence and economic ties could slowly unravel the Gordian Knot that is Israeli-Palestinian relations and cool tensions.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relation
Noun
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Trying to reducing those interactions to ‘end user’ terms missed the complexity that made the work succeed.—
Lindsay Phillips,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Suddenly, a sound cue and a shift from white to blue lighting indicate a leap in time, and this woman begins to relive a mundane interaction with her two young children, Leanne and Danny, while speaking to thin air and miming her motherly motions.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Ancestors and descendants dance at the perimeter of Harjo’s poems, and her definition of relative is wide enough to hold every living thing—panthers, raccoons, tobacco plants.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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Look out for others: Stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
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According to the author, Paltrow had doubts about her relationship with Pitt early on.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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Ruffalo also celebrated the relationship milestone on Instagram, posting an edited video showing her tearful reaction and a close-up of her new ring.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and shared in partnership with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, a multi-newsroom initiative founded by the Miami Herald, the Sun-Sentinel, The Palm Beach Post, the Orlando Sentinel, WLRN Public Media and the Tampa Bay Times.—
Peter Aldous,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Bangor Daily News.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
20 July 2025
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The defense, with its framing, wanted to awaken any latent unease that a juror—an older one, perhaps—might feel toward the preceding years of correction between the sexes.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
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Trump has signed executive orders proclaiming the government will recognize only two sexes, male and female.—
Sharon Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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For the trucker who’s wiring part of his paycheck to his parents in Mexico, the nurse who’s supporting her siblings in Nigeria, or the Afghan interpreter who’s helping his cousins resettle, the tax is a penalty on one of the purest expressions of human freedom: ...—
Brayden Myers,
National Review,
18 July 2025
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Collins will play Louis, White Sun’s good-natured and levelheaded cousin.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
Noun
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There is a sense of kinship as Trump was indicted in 2023 for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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But the two artists' kinship goes beyond just opening for one another.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Epstein’s association with the rich and famous has garnered great international interest and spun off conspiracy theories, especially among those on the right.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
25 July 2025
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But Amy’s association with Rachel may have ultimately been her undoing, as other players looked to weaken the Big Brother legend by taking out her closest ally, leading to the 43-year-old insurance agent’s unanimous 13-0 ouster on Thursday’s live eviction episode.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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“Relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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