as in partnerships
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the street's shopkeepers have a good business relationship
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Recent Examples of relationships
In the meantime, Texas Tech will do whatever is needed to repair any type of fractured relationships within the Big 12 this has caused.
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Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
In most other competitions, clubs establish individual relationships with manufacturers.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026
Jelly Roll has two children, 18-year-old Bailee Ann and 9-year-old Noah Buddy, from previous relationships.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 16 June 2026
He was also convicted of assault and abuse in close relationships.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
Banks maintained long-standing relationships with corporate clients; white-shoe law firms didn’t compete for business; hostile takeovers and the like were regarded as somewhat unsavory.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Venus, planet of relationships, supports your 6th House of Work and Health, forming a sextile to Uranus in your 4th House of Home, so care and comfort reinforce each other.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
Her work explores landscapes as evolving narratives, tracing relationships between land, labor, and movement.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 June 2026
Under the leadership of GXO’s former managing director of Iberia Rui Marques, the company expanded its footprint across the region, established long-term client relationships and had consistent double-digit growth.
—Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
In most other competitions, clubs establish individual relationships with manufacturers.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026
Jelly Roll has two children, 18-year-old Bailee Ann and 9-year-old Noah Buddy, from previous relationships.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 16 June 2026
He was also convicted of assault and abuse in close relationships.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
Banks maintained long-standing relationships with corporate clients; white-shoe law firms didn’t compete for business; hostile takeovers and the like were regarded as somewhat unsavory.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Venus, planet of relationships, supports your 6th House of Work and Health, forming a sextile to Uranus in your 4th House of Home, so care and comfort reinforce each other.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
Her work explores landscapes as evolving narratives, tracing relationships between land, labor, and movement.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 June 2026
Under the leadership of GXO’s former managing director of Iberia Rui Marques, the company expanded its footprint across the region, established long-term client relationships and had consistent double-digit growth.
—Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relationships
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The community also signed cooperation agreements with KPS, the Institute of Language Sciences of Shanghai International Studies University, AltStory, and Kuaizi, with the partnerships focused on data sets, linguistic corpus building, and research into AI agents.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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Third, augment human capabilities with AI, connected architecture and long-term partnerships — with humans always in the lead.—
Harpreet Sidhu,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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In Africa, the associations are reliant on the government and treasury.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Politicians and nursing associations have warned that federal borrowing loan caps will force students into private loans, which typically have higher interest rates, leaving students with more debt over time.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Amy and Bill Koman are passionate cancer research advocates and co-founders of Curebound, a cancer research accelerator forging powerful collaborations to advance innovative science into lifesaving cures.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Specials change with the season and often involve collaborations with other favorite local food businesses.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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The disabling of Starlink satellite connections among Russian forces has also helped the Ukrainian campaign.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Old wounds around social belonging may surface, pointing you toward more authentic connections.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Beverly Kingston does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Beverly Kingston,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
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Previous online bullying prompts statement Concern over Annis' previous affiliations are just the tip of the iceberg of how carefully dissected Love Island contestants become.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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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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“Relationships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relationships. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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