: closely integrated and bound in love or friendship
a tight-knit family
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Ware saw more reminders of that group, too, in how tight-knit this room was.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
As Santa Margarita celebrated its CIF-SS Division 1 football championship, one scene beamed with the joy and tight-knit support that have become the Eagles’ trademarks under first-year coach Carson Palmer.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
The entire extended family is very tight-knit, supporting Willis after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a rare condition.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025
Which, in your case, not only meant formal experimentation, but also having a real and tight-knit audience, like in the NYMPHOWARS Patreon.
—Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
As Santa Margarita celebrated its CIF-SS Division 1 football championship, one scene beamed with the joy and tight-knit support that have become the Eagles’ trademarks under first-year coach Carson Palmer.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
The entire extended family is very tight-knit, supporting Willis after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a rare condition.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025
Which, in your case, not only meant formal experimentation, but also having a real and tight-knit audience, like in the NYMPHOWARS Patreon.
—Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
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“Tight-knit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight-knit. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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