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
IMDb has added 12 new professional credits including intimacy coordination, choreography, craft services, puppetry, voice actor dubbing and more.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
His intensity draws people in, blurring the line between mentorship and intimacy — which lands him in the thick of the Foster Dade scandal.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Of course, this play asks a lot of political questions, but the intimacy of the responses has been the real surprise.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
On a good set, these are accompanied by stunt captains, intimacy coordinators, and directors focused on safety.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
His intensity draws people in, blurring the line between mentorship and intimacy — which lands him in the thick of the Foster Dade scandal.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Of course, this play asks a lot of political questions, but the intimacy of the responses has been the real surprise.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
On a good set, these are accompanied by stunt captains, intimacy coordinators, and directors focused on safety.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy
Noun
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Where the image of Hussein communicated consequence through visual degradation, the image of Maduro diffuses consequence through familiarity, structuring interpretation not through rupture, but through normalization.—
Debbie Millman,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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The veteran correspondent and author volunteered to go the chaotic scene because of his personal connection and familiarity with the area.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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The British-Muslim coming-of-age drama follows two teenage girls who run away from troubled lives, confronting radicalization, identity and belonging.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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The woman had been on her back porch cleaning household items when the suspect approached and demanded her belongings.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In Texas, kids taken into state custody leave a kinship placement twice as often as the nationwide rate, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal data tracking kids removed from their homes in a four-year period.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Murphy, who like Steininger and Yurkevich has been exploring the question for its own sake, independent of his day job, feels a kinship across the centuries with Prince Rupert.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Losing a true partnership and friendship is what was hard.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, their friends are also navigating the ups and downs of love and friendship, confronting the bittersweet challenges of growing up and moving on.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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The actress isn't shy about expressing her love for Leach on Instagram.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cast-iron skillets can come enameled to prevent food from sticking, but the ones our grandmas swear by will always be non-enameled and seasoned with years of love to get that gorgeous, glossy finish.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Intimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimacy. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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