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
The contentious prehistoric bird, however, has also raised many more questions, namely in regard to its potential relation to waterfowl like duck and geese.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas balked at those terms, Trump instead secured the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and four Arab-majority states and thereby eroding pan-Arab solidarity in support of Palestinian rights.
—Peter L. Hahn / Made By History, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Speaking with the Washington Examiner at the event, Salvadoran Ambassador Carmen Milena Mayorga expressed optimism that relations with the U.S. would improve with Trump taking power — something that appears to have borne out.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025
Thailand expects to complete its inaugural high-speed rail network by 2030, establishing a direct link to China through Laos, a project long heralded by officials as pivotal for enhancing bilateral relations and trade between the two nations.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas balked at those terms, Trump instead secured the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and four Arab-majority states and thereby eroding pan-Arab solidarity in support of Palestinian rights.
—Peter L. Hahn / Made By History, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Speaking with the Washington Examiner at the event, Salvadoran Ambassador Carmen Milena Mayorga expressed optimism that relations with the U.S. would improve with Trump taking power — something that appears to have borne out.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025
Thailand expects to complete its inaugural high-speed rail network by 2030, establishing a direct link to China through Laos, a project long heralded by officials as pivotal for enhancing bilateral relations and trade between the two nations.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relation
Noun
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In 2022, a study published in the journal Animal Cognition saw a group of canines presented with a social interaction between two people that was either positive, negative or neutral.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, social interactions—barring daytrips and sporadic family visits—were largely restricted to colleagues.—
Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The focus of the show’s first room is looking at the structure of a basket to understand which plant relatives are part of that creation of a basket—everything from Juncus to deergrass to yucca.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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He was born in 1922 and raised in Connecticut and Massachusetts with a father who was jailed when Lear was 9, leaving him bouncing among relatives after his emotionally distant mother gave up on tending her children.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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While the doctors found nothing alarming, disturbing allegations about Payne’s relationship with Henry began to emerge on TikTok around that time.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump's threat of tariffs, this camp believes, can also help the United States get more out of its trade relationships, like compelling foreigners to buy more of America's stuff.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Before leaving for Tokyo, Jacobs spoke with WWD about his return to Japan and the impetus behind doing an exclusive partnership in Japan with Isetan.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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It’s being done in coordination with the Black Archives of Mid-America, which publishes a Black history booklet in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library and the Local Investment Commission, also known as LINC.—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: Everything from Trump's dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives within the federal government to his executive order recognizing only two sexes could affect the reporting of HIV and AIDS cases and subsequent funding.—
Carrie Shepherd,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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The move comes a little over two weeks after the president’s executive order requiring the federal government to recognize males and females as the only two sexes.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
6 Feb. 2025
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The opening montage blends clips in a way that segues brilliantly from one to the next, as if the songs were sonic cousins that should have been considered in tandem all along.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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One of those kids turned out to be her cousin, Vincent’s sister’s son, who was diagnosed with SMA in 2023 and then treated with Zolgensma.—
Robin Fields,
ProPublica,
12 Feb. 2025
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It’s believed that these apartments were shared by those either connected through kinship or through occupation.—
Ashley Gardini,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Jan. 2025
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Previous archaeological evidence has suggested that kinship was a key factor in maintaining political authority within Moche society.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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Can association’s new tree block owner’s ocean view? ASK IRA: Did the Heat do right by protecting their youth in the Jimmy Butler trade?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Cosmos livestock shipping association held its annual meeting Saturday afternoon.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relation. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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