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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There is a similar dearth of male educators in American schools – another obstacle to boys learning how to be relational and emotionally literate.
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Courtney E. Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
There’s a lot of talk about relational organizing this cycle, and this bot seems like an easy way to insert election info into places where young people are already gathering online.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
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Courtney E. Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
There’s a lot of talk about relational organizing this cycle, and this bot seems like an easy way to insert election info into places where young people are already gathering online.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Relational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relational. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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