as in relations
doings between individuals or groups
she guessed from the friendly interaction that they were close to the other parents in the organization
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Recent Examples of interactions
The most visible are those in customer service and support, with AI agents now handling millions of customer interactions once handled by live agents over chat, email and even phone.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
This creates a cycle of shallow or performative interactions.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The coming flyby allows the chance for spacecraft to get up close and observe how interactions with Earth's gravitational field and magnetosphere influences and changes Apophis, boosting our understanding of asteroid physics.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Casual interactions at the post office or a coffee shop easily turn into conversations.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Curiosity and possibly even lust play into their first encounter; part of the welcome complexity between this pale-skinned woman of substance and this tall, equally alabaster, formerly dead drink of water is the ambiguity in their initial interactions.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
While some consumers continue to rely on physical branches for services like cash deposits, loan applications and access to safety deposit boxes, the overall trend points toward decreased in-person banking interactions.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Whether these machines will ultimately become our helpful companions or raise concerns about the future of human-robot interactions remains to be seen.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
The story is told in five vignettes, each looking at the unnamed narrator’s interactions with a different person.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
This creates a cycle of shallow or performative interactions.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The coming flyby allows the chance for spacecraft to get up close and observe how interactions with Earth's gravitational field and magnetosphere influences and changes Apophis, boosting our understanding of asteroid physics.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Casual interactions at the post office or a coffee shop easily turn into conversations.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Curiosity and possibly even lust play into their first encounter; part of the welcome complexity between this pale-skinned woman of substance and this tall, equally alabaster, formerly dead drink of water is the ambiguity in their initial interactions.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
While some consumers continue to rely on physical branches for services like cash deposits, loan applications and access to safety deposit boxes, the overall trend points toward decreased in-person banking interactions.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Whether these machines will ultimately become our helpful companions or raise concerns about the future of human-robot interactions remains to be seen.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
The story is told in five vignettes, each looking at the unnamed narrator’s interactions with a different person.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interactions
relations
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The designation reflects the deteriorating relations between the United States and one of its closest Latin American allies.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Astorino said, developments in AI, policy, geopolitical relations and the economy are likely to accelerate both change and complexity.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Interactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interactions. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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