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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternization
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The lounge space — accounting for about 10% of the building — is intended to build community and friendships which UConn believes is essential to academic success.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025 -
Amid their rivalry and friendship over one-on-one superiority ahead of their teaming on the Miami entry in the Big3 halfcourt circuit, Beasley won 31-21.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Instead, Starr would be my roving ambassador of joy and amity in an America that felt starved of such things.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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As part of this distancing, Seoul promotes a narrative (as seen in its recent monuments and museums) that emphasizes Japan’s wartime violence and highlights Korean amity with China.—
Jennifer Lind,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Mar. 2015
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Romantic Completion Not long ago, people looked to their spouse for companionship and stability.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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TikTok users were deeply moved by the pair's quiet companionship and filled the comments with emotional reactions and humorous interpretations.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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The goal for all business leaders hiring or training teams should be to emphasize the importance of congeniality, sociability and warmth–these attributes go a long way in building brand affinity and customer loyalty.—
Michael Shooster,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In addition to long hours and hard work, often under stress, the chief of staff needs to know how to get along and facilitate congeniality.—
Julia Dhar,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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In essence, the United States promised protection in exchange for military access and political-economic comity in Asia but without demanding fully reciprocal protection for itself.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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Gone are the prophecies of ever-accelerating integration and the paeans to trade and investment promoting prosperity and comity for all.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
10 June 2021
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These lawmakers have also resisted reciprocity, to allow Baltimore City to legally enforce the camera violations and hold the violators responsible.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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Talking with China and Russia and insisting on reciprocity from friends is therefore necessary.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Fraternization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternization. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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