: closely integrated and bound in love or friendship
a tight-knit family
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But pretty soon the two interlopers into this small, grudge-holding but tight-knit community — the kind where, going back generations, everybody not only knows but is mightily resentful of everyone else’s business — develop a kind of outsider kinship.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
These towns and neighborhoods are often tight-knit, and the loss of young lives leaves a profound emotional impact on not only the school but the nation.
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Corin Cesaric,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
The reunion was memorable for Dudley because the Knicks of a quarter-century ago were unusually tight-knit.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
Set theorists form a particularly small and tight-knit community, somewhat removed from the mathematical mainstream.
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Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
These towns and neighborhoods are often tight-knit, and the loss of young lives leaves a profound emotional impact on not only the school but the nation.
—
Corin Cesaric,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
The reunion was memorable for Dudley because the Knicks of a quarter-century ago were unusually tight-knit.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
Set theorists form a particularly small and tight-knit community, somewhat removed from the mathematical mainstream.
—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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“Tight-knit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight-knit. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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