relational
Example Sentences
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"Therefore, psychotherapy sometimes has to work relationally. For example, new experiences in the relationship between therapist and patient can gradually help to change entrenched relational patterns."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
As competition over scarce resources sets in, big companies use their buying power and relational importance to muscle out other buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
“When people use that term toxic friend-group, what they’re talking about is a classic clique,” said Noëlle Santorelli, a clinical psychologist in Atlanta, who specializes in relational aggression including mean-girl dynamics among teens and adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
For Squibb, who understands acting as a relational art, complication is the source of the most resonant truths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
We wind up with twenty-four kids, ages five to fourteen, and despite the low-key relational upheaval, it really is a lovely sight.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
