INTERACTIONS Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

interactions

noun

plural of interaction

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 Working through difficult interactions can both preserve meaningful connections and strengthen our ability to navigate other ones. — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026 However, cooler heads prevailed, with respectful interactions afterward, and Khabib Nurmagomedov even assisting Song. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Elders live alone away from their children, young professionals return home to empty apartments, and kids miss family interactions due to the busy lifestyle of their parents. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Tens of thousands of dollars were flowing through these interactions, the indictments show. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 These random interactions created music that rippled through the Armory and its incredible acoustics. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026 Jupiter’s gravity, combined with gravitational interactions involving the other large Galilean moons, repeatedly flexes Io’s interior and generates heat. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 The two-time All-Pro, who has broken some of his predecessor's records, sounded almost as awestruck as Price when reflecting on their interactions around the facility. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Right now, there’s less social friction around using glasses to record than there was when people first started using phones to record public interactions, Quintin suggested. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

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Canada could restrict key exports to the US, such as energy and a key fertilizer ingredient known as potash, said Diamond Isinger, a policy strategist and former special advisor on Canada-US relations to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Cook’s legacy has been defined by his deft leadership through tumultuous supply chain environments and tense international trade relations.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

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