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Recent Examples of close-knit Being so close-knit enabled Liverpool to scale such heights on the field last season. James Pearce, New York Times, 9 July 2025 The larger and less close-knit the group, the less appealing this kind of design can be. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025 Our family is pretty close-knit for birthdays and celebrations. Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025 At the time, the deeply religious family was portrayed as a strict and close-knit. Christina Coulter, People.com, 21 June 2025 West Texas saw an influx of almost 50 cases, and health officials attributed the drastic uptick to a close-knit, under vaccinated Mennonite community. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025 The stepmom/daughter relationship Zaya and Gabrielle share seems to be close-knit. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 May 2025 The program was incredibly close-knit—kids practiced most days of the week, and hung out almost exclusively with their fellow All-Stars, as well as with the vulgar, charismatic teacher who structured their lives. Air Mail, 3 May 2025 Leading this loud and lovingly close-knit multigenerational family is Suga Mama (Jo Marie Payton), the feisty grandma and matriarch. Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 15 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-knit
Adjective
  • But if oil prices remain middling, even friendly policies might not compel companies to significantly ramp up drilling.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
  • Instead of an origin story, Peter is thrown into the stressful situation of navigating high school life, being a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man and crushing on the daughter of Michael Keaton's villainous Vulture.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Jews, because human beings are and always will be clannish.
    David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • This sort of soft, clannish corruption is not a coat of paint that can be stripped from the protectionist architecture; the dysfunction infests the very foundations of it.
    David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The whole first half of the season saw Hamilton struggle to adapt to the Italian race car, and Silverstone was another chapter in a familiar story.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • Managers saw themselves as solving the equivalent of familiar jigsaw puzzles.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • The figure surpasses that of the closest rival, China, which had 317 companies represented.
    Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
  • But a closer read shows the linguistic dance that big companies are engaged in.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • In this intimate experience, you are invited to share a moment of joy, a tribute to our community, or a word that defines you.
    Essence, Essence, 8 July 2025
  • Southeast Asia Resorts Winner Nay Palad Hideaway With just 10 intimate villas that invite guests to live out their tropical fantasies, the Nay Palad Hideaway is set between ancient mangrove forests and the soft white sands of Siargao Island, in the Philippines.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025

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“Close-knit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close-knit. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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