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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This also helps create healthier relational dynamics, where respect and emotional safety are mutually reinforced.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Journaling can be a helpful tool for relational discernment today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Views that don’t match the emotional and relational priorities of emerging adults whose brains are still forming the very circuits that govern moral judgment will always struggle on campus.
—K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
By centering Black feminist theories of interiority, this list affirms that Black Midwestern Studies is grounded not only in region or demography, but in the emotional, intellectual, and relational worlds through which Black life in the Midwest is lived and imagined.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Journaling can be a helpful tool for relational discernment today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Views that don’t match the emotional and relational priorities of emerging adults whose brains are still forming the very circuits that govern moral judgment will always struggle on campus.
—K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
By centering Black feminist theories of interiority, this list affirms that Black Midwestern Studies is grounded not only in region or demography, but in the emotional, intellectual, and relational worlds through which Black life in the Midwest is lived and imagined.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2025
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“Relational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relational. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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