fraternization

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternization
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Romantic Completion Not long ago, people looked to their spouse for companionship and stability.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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