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Recent Examples of fraternization
Experience some feel-good fraternization at one of these social sauna spots.
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Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 27 Jan. 2026
There is a no fraternization policy that was in place.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Defying a no-fraternization policy between shelter staff and residents, Tatum brought the girl gifts and took her on outings, eventually winning the mother’s permission to keep Relisha out overnight, purportedly to spend time with Tatum’s granddaughter.
—Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
If there is a policy against fraternization in your workplace, your job or hers could be at risk.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
This could lead to challenges such as role confusion and potential fraternization.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 27 Jan. 2026
There is a no fraternization policy that was in place.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Defying a no-fraternization policy between shelter staff and residents, Tatum brought the girl gifts and took her on outings, eventually winning the mother’s permission to keep Relisha out overnight, purportedly to spend time with Tatum’s granddaughter.
—Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
If there is a policy against fraternization in your workplace, your job or hers could be at risk.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
This could lead to challenges such as role confusion and potential fraternization.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternization
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Fleur and Caroline put innumerable noses out of joint on their paths to creative and intellectual fulfillment; lovers become dejected, friendships are left to go cold, and each woman’s devotion to her work is viewed with resentment and suspicion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The show explores middle-age desperation, loneliness and, notably, masculinity and male friendship.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Of course, their amity turned out to be a time bomb.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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His ease in the landscape, practical intelligence, local alliances, and obvious interest offer not just an escape, but one new amity – a true alternative to the abuse she’s endured.—
Erin Douglass,
Christian Science Monitor,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Our survival is contingent also on connection, companionship, and story, and on our mutual interdependence with the natural world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Older adults may eventually get help with reminders, routines and companionship.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The new faces of the sport, in this new generation of figure skaters, promote congeniality much more than cutthroat competitiveness.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The venue’s intimacy, coupled with a more informal, speakeasy vibe, permeated an award ceremony that was notable for its moments of laughter and easy congeniality.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s braille, screen-reader compatibility, and extra handles.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Deployment Sounds Complicated Many organizations assume eSIM deployment will create compatibility issues or increase help desk workload.—
Dmitri Verbovski,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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In 2023, the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, unveiled a grandiose, if vague, project called the Global Civilization Initiative, which proposed an appeal to comity between civilizations and cultures—something of a Chinese counterpoint to the Western status quo.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
6 May 2026
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In a way, the intrusion of violence into the otherwise festive dinner did manage to galvanize a sense of comity between bitter political rivals.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Their focus on old values of community, mutual respect, reciprocity and the embrace of the gift economy is an antidote to the individualistic, competitive and combative discourse that’s prevalent in the West today.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Many of the students in Noreus’ schools passed in Florida, which has reciprocity with many other states.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
Noun
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This experimental collaboration between a Guatemalan cellist and an American guitarist was conceived when Fratti, the cellist, praised Orcutt’s work publicly, prompting the latter to get in touch — the two worked on the album mostly in remote sessions.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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The two-seat fighter jet has been developed by Saab in collaboration with Brazil.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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“Fraternization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternization. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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