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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Intimidating comments and relational aggression done in private can be as controlling as those on the field.
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Amy Morin, Parents, 25 July 2024
In a fully relational and flat history, Native artists and objects would command the focus of analysis as much as their non-Native counterparts.
—Alexander Brier Marr, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2024
This natural relational intelligence is in some ways the root of cultural change.
—Shannon Carpenter, CNN, 17 July 2024
That is to include any elders with a relational conflict and who were on Gateway Church’s board from 2005 to 2007, the statement reads.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2024
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Amy Morin, Parents, 25 July 2024
In a fully relational and flat history, Native artists and objects would command the focus of analysis as much as their non-Native counterparts.
—Alexander Brier Marr, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2024
This natural relational intelligence is in some ways the root of cultural change.
—Shannon Carpenter, CNN, 17 July 2024
That is to include any elders with a relational conflict and who were on Gateway Church’s board from 2005 to 2007, the statement reads.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2024
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“Relational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relational. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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