as in familiarity
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship
there can be both rewards and regrets from intimacy with another person
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Recent Examples of intimacy
Dupuy-Spencer moved freely between unflinching images of protests and tender pictures of intimacy.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Caroline first learned about the Hole in her twenties by reading mommy blogs, a form of procrastination less about satisfying any conscious curiosity about motherhood and more about finding comfort in the easy intimacy with which these women wrote about their own lives.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
On the upside, physical intimacy will be memorable!
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Once Venus and Uranus moved into Gemini shortly after, your focus shifts toward emotional and intellectual intimacy.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Caroline first learned about the Hole in her twenties by reading mommy blogs, a form of procrastination less about satisfying any conscious curiosity about motherhood and more about finding comfort in the easy intimacy with which these women wrote about their own lives.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
On the upside, physical intimacy will be memorable!
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Once Venus and Uranus moved into Gemini shortly after, your focus shifts toward emotional and intellectual intimacy.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy
Noun
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Yes, there is familiarity in individual matchups.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2026
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The same posts are now filled with strangers, the tone shifting from familiarity to suspicion, the images holding more weight than they were ever meant to.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From phone straps to zippered bags, there are plenty of ways to keep your belongings less exposed.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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Jokic did not speak to reporters after the game, exiting the locker room after grabbing his belongings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The organization expanded its services to kinship care families in 2022.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Steadfast’s Family Art Program that is just starting up will help foster, adoptive and kinship families connect while creating art pieces together, Becker said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jen and Conrad's friendship continued on The Hills, which documented an on- and off-screen fallout involving Brody Jenner, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Between carting narcotics across the border to Mexico, Rue and Faye (Chloe Cherry) form a close friendship, though Rue hangs on to ties to her past.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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How one was born for the stage or how the other had inexplicably inherited Jean’s love for animal prints.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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McCormick began sending Kim love letters — dozens of them.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Intimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimacy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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