as in familiarity
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship
there can be both rewards and regrets from intimacy with another person
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Recent Examples of intimacy
Mutual support deepens bonds and makes intimacy safer.
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Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Our director Gia-Rayne Harris did an excellent job choreographing that with our intimacy coordinator, Lizzy Talbot.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
As the agency continues to grow, strengthening its infrastructure, TSD strives to preserve the intimacy that first defined those early kitchen-table sessions.
—Contributor, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
With The Greene Sisters, Pride expands the world-building she’s become known for, bringing her signature lens on intimacy, ambition, and modern Black love to the screen.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
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Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Our director Gia-Rayne Harris did an excellent job choreographing that with our intimacy coordinator, Lizzy Talbot.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
As the agency continues to grow, strengthening its infrastructure, TSD strives to preserve the intimacy that first defined those early kitchen-table sessions.
—Contributor, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
With The Greene Sisters, Pride expands the world-building she’s become known for, bringing her signature lens on intimacy, ambition, and modern Black love to the screen.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy
Noun
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Interviewers may favor candidates who share their alma mater or communication style, mistaking familiarity for fit, Naumann says.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The subjects were not sensational, but nevertheless shocking in their very familiarity.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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But when the bus pulled up to a migrant shelter in the border city of Laredo, dropping off a half-dozen families lugging bags stuffed with belongings, the stress of recent weeks tracked mother and daughter like the long shadows on that mid-February afternoon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Make Sure Every Item Has A Place Assigning a home for all of your belongings is another top tip of Guadron-Wyatt's.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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That feeling of marking an end of an era resonated with the actors individually, too; Sophie Skelton acknowledged her deep kinship with her character, Brianna Randall Fraser.—
Carly Witteman,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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But what absorbs him most is the intense kinship that the San feel with the elephants, to the point where, at a bonfire dance, a kind of cross-species migration of souls seems to take place.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
2 Mar. 2026
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The film tells the story of an intergenerational friendship between octogenarian Dorothy (Margolyes) and JJ (Nwachukwu).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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This chance encounter between a group of young Brits and Americans led to three transatlantic love stories and three weddings.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Her love of books inspired her to open a bookstore in Gainesville in 2024 called The Lynx – its name a pun about the building of bonds within the community – in reaction to Governor Ron DeSantis’ encouragement of book bans in schools and libraries.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Intimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimacy. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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