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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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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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
The planets and zodiac signs each carry meanings, which are augmented by their relations to each other on a horoscope.
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Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Rumors of the return have been fueled by reports that the new model was discussed in a meeting between Tesla’s head of investor relations and Deutsche Bank.
—Jeremy White, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025
Azerbaijan, meanwhile, has pursued non-alignment and a balance in its relations with Russia and the West.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Lifton lost $750,000 on the venture and had long given up on relations with U.S. Soccer.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Rumors of the return have been fueled by reports that the new model was discussed in a meeting between Tesla’s head of investor relations and Deutsche Bank.
—Jeremy White, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025
Azerbaijan, meanwhile, has pursued non-alignment and a balance in its relations with Russia and the West.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Lifton lost $750,000 on the venture and had long given up on relations with U.S. Soccer.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Its ability to foster meaningful interactions and provide creators with new ways to engage with their audiences cements its place as one of the must-have apps for 2025. 4.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Notably, the amount of social interaction participants had during the day didn’t change their experience of solitude; even people with very social jobs didn’t find solitude more restorative than others.Hannah Singleton, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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During the day, Trump often golfs at his nearby course with friends, relatives and allies, like Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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The plot is set in motion when Ghada’s noon prayers are interrupted by a phone call, detailing her estranged mother extorting a young relative for cash, a wonderfully symbolic occurrence of the past interfering with her present piety — a running theme.Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
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As 2025 begins, Microsoft faces a more tenuous relationship with artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which the company has backed to the tune of over $13 billion.Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Get a feeling for the dynamics in the building and see where the relationship goes.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Offering free temporary housing for residents displaced by wildfires in L.A. County in partnership with 211 LA.Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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The partnership helped propel Microsoft’s market cap past $3 trillion last year.Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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If anything, she’s gained a greater wisdom about the power games played by both the opposite and the same sexes.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Using a combination of direct observations, photos, and videos the team documented California ground squirrels of all ages and sexes hunting, eating, and competing over vole prey between June 10 and July 30, 2024.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
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His brother Rod Dameron, a skilled bodywork specialist with a knack for hot rods, tackled the car’s body restoration alongside his cousin Rodney Creed, who brought his mechanical skills to the table so that the cars could actually run.Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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Cops took the cousin, believed to be in his mid-20s, into custody without incident.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The results of the team's analysis revealed that all six individuals were biologically related, with varying degrees of kinship, in a family tree spanning at least four generations.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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If his passions remain separate, a kinship with skilled tradespeople, with people who physically make and do, runs deep.Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Exploitation of vulnerabilities: Targeting individuals or groups based on age, disability, social/economic situation or associations.Ozan Ozerk, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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In that case, the court found that the First Amendment’s right to freedom of association shields organizations from being forced to employ individuals if doing so undermines their core mission.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relation. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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