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
European leaders met in London on Sunday to begin to search for some answers for Ukraine as well as longer-term solutions to the unravelling of transatlantic relations.
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Tim Lister, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
There is more for the United States to gain from these warming relations.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Iran’s defense and foreign ministries declined to comment for this article, as did the public relations office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite force that oversees Iran’s ballistic missile program.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
An Alarmed Alliance: Europe’s leaders met in Paris to recalibrate their relations with the U.S. after Trump embraced Russia’s narrative.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Tim Lister, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
There is more for the United States to gain from these warming relations.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Iran’s defense and foreign ministries declined to comment for this article, as did the public relations office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite force that oversees Iran’s ballistic missile program.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
An Alarmed Alliance: Europe’s leaders met in Paris to recalibrate their relations with the U.S. after Trump embraced Russia’s narrative.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relation
Noun
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Boost morale through social interactions and in-person events.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Reagan's interaction with the baby brought Wilemon to tears.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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After her daughter, Reha, was born in 1938, Girone was able to get Chinese visas from relatives in London and secure her husband's release.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Denny Bhakta was convicted by a San Diego federal jury of more than two dozen securities fraud, bank fraud and money laundering counts for schemes that bilked relatives, close friends and governmental institutions out of millions over the course of several years.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Toward the end of high school, Allison found herself in an abusive relationship.—
Sarah Lustbader,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Johnson’s forte is the Manichean gangster movie, in that all his films interrogate the relationship between good and evil.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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Wu backs the plan for the city to contribute about $100 million to the project in partnership with Boston Unity Soccer Partners, the investment group behind the new pro team.—
Mike Deehan,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Through the partnership, Initio can access Dsm-Firmenich’s scientific innovations, including bespoke development of new olfactive accords, advanced olfactory technology and scientific methods to measure the conscious and unconscious emotional responses to fragrance.—
Jennifer Weil,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Other causes of migraine (in people of all sexes) include environmental, psychological, social, and genetic factors.—
Brigid Dwyer,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2025
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The suit contends the order that states that the federal government will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and which calls on the Pentagon to formulate a policy that would target transgender service members is unconstitutional.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Their fathers did, their uncles, their cousins, their friends, their neighbors, everybody.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Our group had grown to 10 — members of the Kohlberg family, friends, cousins, a wine executive or two.—
Danielle Pergament Nick Ballón,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Unable to fully process the pangs of rejection, Buck decides to write a play based on their early kinship and enlists the help of Beverly (Lupe Ontiveros) to stage the production at a local community theater in order to win Chuck’s affection.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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The obsession with lineage is at odds with the solidarity of the Middle Passage, which created new forms of kinship.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Then again, sometimes the latter are the most willing to accede to the association’s wishes.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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The association’s president, Edward Habeeb, was instrumental in founding the park, and 243-acre Lake Habeeb, home to the bluest water in the state, was named in his honor.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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