as in intimacy
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship
her chumminess with the boss did not sit well with some of her coworkers
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Noun
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The intimacy coordinator would come over with an iPad and flip through new positions.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
19 May 2025 -
The ally-passing intimacy coordinators (ScarJo, Thompson) are confused by the lesbian logistics.—
Andy Hoglund Updated,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The questionnaire varied in topics, but one of the subjects was familiarity with a long list of celebrities whose names could come up at trial.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Up until this point, some modicum of residual familiarity, related to the East Coast — not topography but scale — had remained with me.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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After the 48-hour period, residents will be able to return during the day to retrieve their belongings, but cannot stay overnight.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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Consider bringing all your belongings in carry-on luggage.—
Barbara Peterson,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Cambridge historian Robert Tombs wrote that if a nation is a people with a sense of kinship, a political identity, and representative institutions, then England may be able to claim to be the oldest nation on Earth.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 May 2025
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An emboldened Trump is instead gravitating toward and seeking to emulate the absolute rulers he’s long praised and found kinship with.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Multiple sources also tell PEOPLE that Lively's friendship with another longtime pal, Gigi Hadid, has cooled in recent months.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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However, Levi wants to stay and even forms a friendship with Vito, the most eccentric kid of all, who happens to be Marenka's son.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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“Chumminess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chumminess. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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