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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
Although prison life is highly structured, inmates establish routines, relationships with staff and other inmates, institutional jobs, educational programs, and family visitation schedules.
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Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Days later, Taylor clarified their relationship without naming Paulson.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 July 2026
LaPlaca is currently promoting her memoir, The Love Producer, out July 7, which seems to reveal details of the pair’s relationship during the filming of his season in 2019.
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Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Breakthrough has relationships with several schools in the area and regularly visits schools to present its program to area fourth graders, Cox said.
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Austin Horn
july 1,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
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Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Days later, Taylor clarified their relationship without naming Paulson.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 July 2026
LaPlaca is currently promoting her memoir, The Love Producer, out July 7, which seems to reveal details of the pair’s relationship during the filming of his season in 2019.
—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Breakthrough has relationships with several schools in the area and regularly visits schools to present its program to area fourth graders, Cox said.
—
Austin Horn
july 1,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relationship
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Raise the Future offers Family Support Services for foster, kinship and adoptive families.
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Two New Yorkers from the boroughs who shared the kinship of a similar background.
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The new facilities are the latest milestone for the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Care, launched in 2024 through a partnership among the Mario Lemieux Foundation, Highmark Health and AHN.
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The opening also represents a much broader strategic partnership that will see FAO Schwarz products sold through Nordstrom's website and eventually rolled out across the department store chain nationwide.
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The tool, developed by independent AI engineer Luke Geel, analyzes past results and players’ activity—from posture to blink rate—spotting connections that might be imperceptible to the average viewer but visible to top pros.
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Cinematic art, art in general, is about human expression, human connection, human interaction.
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The actor was a replacement after Madonna backed out, leaving the proto-rave tune one of the era’s most unlikely collaborations.
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The company said closer collaboration with GM will also help align future product development, optimize memory at the system level, and prepare upcoming technologies for deployment in future vehicle platforms.
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The average American consumes about 20 pounds — almost 4 gallons — of ice cream each year, the association also reported.
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However, if future disappointment is to be avoided, something will need to change not just at the national level but also within Asian soccer’s governing association.
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The acknowledgment reflects an unusual level of cooperation between Washington and Caracas despite years of intense political confrontation.
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Do the stars or the festival usually shape and change the story of the trailer in cooperation with you?
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Studies are increasingly showing a strong correlation between time spent with messages and EHRs and physician burnout rates.
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But there are more forces at play right now, and the prices of oil and gold don’t, in reality, show a very strong correlation.
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Two complaints raising questions about his party affiliation and motives were filed by the Alaska Republican Party chair.
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There will be concerts, but only certain artists need apply — most of those originally booked have already walked out, saying they were misled about the event’s political affiliations.
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“Relationship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relationship. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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