1
as in aptitude
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
always had an affinity for nurturing living things
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as in kinship
the fact or state of having something in common
a study showing an affinity between obesity and socioeconomic status
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Recent Examples of affinity
But there is also a clear affinity for cutting-edge experiences.
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Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
Google has stronger structural lock-in, but OpenAI has more brand affinity from consumers.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Hicks, who served as a priest in El Salvador and speaks fluent Spanish, also expressed an affinity to Pope Leo.
—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Basketcase was founded in 2017 by Kinninger and is heavily inspired by the founder’s affinity for tattoos.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
Google has stronger structural lock-in, but OpenAI has more brand affinity from consumers.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Hicks, who served as a priest in El Salvador and speaks fluent Spanish, also expressed an affinity to Pope Leo.
—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Basketcase was founded in 2017 by Kinninger and is heavily inspired by the founder’s affinity for tattoos.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affinity
Noun
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This aptitude for song and dance, combined with some friend-of-a-friend magic, was enough to get Taylor an audience with two people who would change her life.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mount’s defensive aptitude proved important in keeping United compact throughout, regularly dropping into vacant spaces to slow down any nascent attacks.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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His choice to so closely blend his personality with his career resembles a lyricist writing diaristic songs, encouraging a sense of kinship between him and his audience.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
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Largely transactional, its partnerships are not grounded in moral obligation or historical kinship.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The brewery’s ball pit is meant to be an incisive commentary on our generation’s tendency to enjoy the trappings of adulthood—such as consuming alcohol—without fully committing to the responsibilities that are supposed to come with them, such as parenthood.—
Eddie Small,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s economic management combines two theoretically incompatible tendencies.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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The former Nickelodeon star spoke about the allegedly abusive relationship with her late mother, Debra, throughout her childhood.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Pearl explores the relationship between cultural prizes and ideas of nationhood, as well as imposter syndrome and external validation, like MFAs, literary awards, and being seen writing in coffeeshops by and with other writers.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This time around, the cuisine will focus on Laura’s roots, offering up dishes that show off Mexico’s culinary inclinations.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
11 Jan. 2026
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The 11 satellites on board are flying to a mid-inclination orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The controllers’ union and Airlines for America (A4A), the commercial airlines’ trade association, declined to directly address the question of privatization when asked on Friday.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Drew Maloney, the CEO of the Edison Electric Institute, a trade association of for-profit electric utilities, suggested that only some states are the drivers of higher average electric bills.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Samsung says the sensor targets users who want professional-grade imaging from mobile devices.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Speaking to gadgets is often faster than typing, but Amazon and Nirva also see their devices as another means to gather data that can provide insights about a user’s life, though doing so will surely raise privacy concerns.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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He was held for questioning for two days, but released without charges in connection to her death.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The press conference was somewhat unusual, given that the incident had no connection to Philadelphia whatsoever.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Affinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affinity. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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