: closely integrated and bound in love or friendship
a tight-knit family
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Yet all of it — the rollercoaster highs and lows, the touring, the hectic boom-and-bust cycles of music — began tugging at the seams of their tight-knit partnership.
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
But codependency isn’t just about being tight-knit.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 June 2025
That’s what’s made the city welcoming, innovative and tight-knit.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
The whole group is tight-knit, celebrating one another’s success.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 May 2025
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
But codependency isn’t just about being tight-knit.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 June 2025
That’s what’s made the city welcoming, innovative and tight-knit.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
The whole group is tight-knit, celebrating one another’s success.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tight-knit
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“Tight-knit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight-knit. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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