relational
adjective
re·la·tion·al
ri-ˈlā-shnəl 
-shə-nᵊl
1
: of or relating to kinship
2
: characterized or constituted by relations
3
: having the function chiefly of indicating a relation of syntax
has is notional in he has luck, relational in he has gone
4
: relating to, using, or being a method of organizing data in a database so that it is perceived by the user as a set of tables
relationally
adverb
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These questions aren’t designed to score points but to foster understanding and dismantle relational walls.
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Margie Warrell, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Take this opportunity to decompress and take stock of your inner landscape, because Mars will return to Cancer while retrograde in January, and your training montage will resume at that point—just maybe without so much of the relational intensity and shadowy opponents.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
The ‘Orange Peel Theory’ speaks to an important aspect of relational health: love languages.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
At the same time, the campaign is attempting to lock down the base in urban areas through long-term relational organizing targeted to hard-to-reach voters.
—Charlotte Alter/philadelphia, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Margie Warrell, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Take this opportunity to decompress and take stock of your inner landscape, because Mars will return to Cancer while retrograde in January, and your training montage will resume at that point—just maybe without so much of the relational intensity and shadowy opponents.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
The ‘Orange Peel Theory’ speaks to an important aspect of relational health: love languages.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
At the same time, the campaign is attempting to lock down the base in urban areas through long-term relational organizing targeted to hard-to-reach voters.
—Charlotte Alter/philadelphia, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Relational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relational. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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