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as in kinship
the fact or state of having something in common
studied the relationship between the phases of the moon and ocean tides
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as in partnership
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 relationship
Sofia’s relationship with Oz is as tortured as can be.
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Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Allerton had stopped returning Lee’s letters some time ago, and the sting of their broken relationship lingers.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The two were in an on-again-off-again relationship for more than four years starting in 2006, when Wood was 18 and Manson was 37.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The company continues to focus on expanding its Ibotta Performance Network and maintaining relationships with key partners such as Walmart, Dollar General, and Family Dollar.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Allerton had stopped returning Lee’s letters some time ago, and the sting of their broken relationship lingers.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The two were in an on-again-off-again relationship for more than four years starting in 2006, when Wood was 18 and Manson was 37.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The company continues to focus on expanding its Ibotta Performance Network and maintaining relationships with key partners such as Walmart, Dollar General, and Family Dollar.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relationship
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His lobbying against Trump's interests was unusual given their political kinship, said Meghan Faulkner, the director of communications at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group that has been strongly critical of Trump.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Blood quantum, with its mathematical fussiness and emphasis on purity, bears little relationship to many tribes’ pre-contact approaches to belonging, which tended to be based on a looser approach to kinship.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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Society Pass continues to focus on expanding its e-commerce ecosystem in Southeast Asia through acquisitions and strategic partnerships.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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On foreign policy, Yoon — who has worked closely with Washington and Tokyo to solidify security cooperation in the face of North Korean threats — expressed optimism that the three-way partnership will continue to expand under Trump’s government.Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Service: As Good as Verizon During testing, connections to the MobileX service in New York City were strong and fast.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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By killing Victor, Oz rids himself of all meaningful connections to his past, fortifying his ascension to Gotham kingpin in solitude.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Schulze, executive director of the association, is Northern Cheyenne and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Later, the panelists had some fun with Thicke’s notorious association with Cyrus (via their 2013 MTV VMAs twerking performance).Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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In Biden’s tenure, U.S. adversaries have grown increasingly brazen in their provocations and ramped up cooperation with each other.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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These group dynamics and cooperation efforts are part of what makes meerkats so intelligent.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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However, challenges remain, particularly around financing, technical complexity, equitable implementation, and demonstrating direct correlation between decarbonization and property value.Ali Hoss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Their methodology tracks the performance of stocks against various macro variables to find the greatest correlations over a five-year period.Brian Evans, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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Tax reform is an issue that all Americans, regardless of their party affiliation, can get behind.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Those who support non-citizen voting, regardless of party affiliation, have no claim to support the rule of law.K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Players Era recently hired former NCAA official Jeremy McCool as its VP of institutional relations, and Matthew Dooley, of grassroots basketball company Hoop Group, as VP of operations and marketing.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Waltz has held civilian positions at the Pentagon, was on the House Armed Services Committee and has supported Trump's isolationist view of foreign relations.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Relationship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relationship. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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