as in relations
doings between individuals or groups
she guessed from the friendly interaction that they were close to the other parents in the organization
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Recent Examples of interactions
Stevens said a second part of the training, on implicit bias, would be focused less on changing the way officers think and more on creating policies that minimize bad interactions.
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Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
Year after year, candid interactions—from sweet exchanges to funny reactions—steal the spotlight.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Teams can use it to verify procedures, assess control room interactions, and evaluate how operators respond under pressure.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
In the Bay of Bengal east of India, interactions between El Niño and a tropical air flow pattern known as the Walker Circulation elevate the risk for marine heat waves.
—Dillon Amaya, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Alligator Biologist Alicia Wassmer said that as North Carolina’s human population booms, biologists are seeing more human-alligator interactions in the state.
—Eva Flowe
june 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
What began as isolated interactions has progressed into the orchestration of end-to-end journeys.
—Cintia Barcelos, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
To prevent interactions with outsiders, the government's environmental impact report proposed using barbed wire to fence off areas Shompen communities are known to inhabit.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 7 June 2026
And the constant interactions between Ted and the human actors that surround him created an exciting challenge for the entire team.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 June 2026
Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
Year after year, candid interactions—from sweet exchanges to funny reactions—steal the spotlight.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Teams can use it to verify procedures, assess control room interactions, and evaluate how operators respond under pressure.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
In the Bay of Bengal east of India, interactions between El Niño and a tropical air flow pattern known as the Walker Circulation elevate the risk for marine heat waves.
—Dillon Amaya, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Alligator Biologist Alicia Wassmer said that as North Carolina’s human population booms, biologists are seeing more human-alligator interactions in the state.
—Eva Flowe
june 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
What began as isolated interactions has progressed into the orchestration of end-to-end journeys.
—Cintia Barcelos, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
To prevent interactions with outsiders, the government's environmental impact report proposed using barbed wire to fence off areas Shompen communities are known to inhabit.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 7 June 2026
And the constant interactions between Ted and the human actors that surround him created an exciting challenge for the entire team.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interactions
relations
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Whether the reforms will be significant enough to alter relations between Havana and Washington remains uncertain.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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That strategy has dramatically reversed as relations frayed in recent years, and especially after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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“Interactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interactions. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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