INTERACTING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

interacting

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present participle of interact

as in mingling

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Recent Examples of interacting Pavan Agarwal is taking AngelAi in that direction, from a system built around the mortgage toward a broader platform for interacting with financial services. — Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 The tech giant envisions a network of people’s personal AI agents interacting with businesses’ AI agents instead of navigating through a website. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Researchers identified distinct activity patterns in the brain’s dorsal regions that directly correlate with social dominance through the observation of freely interacting mice. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 His favorite part of his job today, undoubtedly, is interacting with customers. — Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 And the Amish and broader Plain community – so named for their simple way of dressing – has a unique way of interacting with the health care system. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 As Holmes serves time in federal prison, the actress returns as her literal double in reenactments and conversations, first haunting the San Diego beach house, then Evans’ new residence in Texas — even interacting with the couple’s kids. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 The company identified four categories of unexpected behavior involving Claude models interacting with outside websites and systems. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 As Cohen is best known for playing characters like Ali G, Borat and Brüno in the real world while interacting with unsuspecting people, the interview focuses on the craft behind his brand of undercover comedy and the objectives of his satire. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi continued their date night, mingling with fellow guests, including Timothée Chalamet, boyfriend of Jenner’s younger sister Kylie, who also attempted to go incognito in a baseball cap and baggy shorts.

— Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026
Aristocrats built grand villas here in the 19th century, and the Belle Époque architecture remains, mingling with more modern homes with private beach access.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

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Meta and Apple, meanwhile, are collaborating on a new Muse AI model that will run locally on Mac computers and will allow customers to use Muse Spark for coding, video analysis, and other agentic tasks.

— John Kell, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
His comments came as the MIA Market in Rome kicked off with a panel on European producers collaborating in an EU-wide audiovisual policy amid a global business upended by consolidation and acquisitions of European companies by American rivals.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

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Just when Kansas City appeared to be building momentum toward a Sunday night comeback, kicker Harrison Butker missed his second attempt of the night, dealing another blow to the Chiefs’ hopes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Others were dealing divorce, custody issues or other difficult life events.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

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Simple visual aids, in the form of one-page handouts, may be helpful for communicating numeric or technical information, too.

— Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
If Deablo can’t play and Daniels can, the fourth-round rookie will wear the green dot Sunday, communicating play-calls from defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich to the rest of his teammates.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of communicating

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Conflict with Indigenous peoples on the Maine frontier had sent traumatized refugees into the region, relating horror stories of attacks on their homes.

— Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Vollmann was also pessimistic, relating that feeling comes from more than America’s current political issues, but also from the world’s environmental problems.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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