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
Today encourages you to change your approach to intimacy, trust and emotional risk.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
But the tragicomic adds a difference to this difference by producing an intimacy between gravity and levity.
—Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
However, dating and intimacy require taking some risks.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
And Clark, with his effort to have a private intimacy — and to not have his wife find out about it — that desperation could lead to a really terrible decision, too.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for intimacy
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
But the tragicomic adds a difference to this difference by producing an intimacy between gravity and levity.
—Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
However, dating and intimacy require taking some risks.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
And Clark, with his effort to have a private intimacy — and to not have his wife find out about it — that desperation could lead to a really terrible decision, too.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for intimacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy
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Its earliest iteration can be traced back to the 1870s, when Scottish inventor John Boyd Dunlop—best known for patenting the pneumatic tire—made good on his familiarity with rubber to design a low-top canvas shoe with a vulcanized rubber sole.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
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Booking a hotel in your own town pairs the familiarity of being close to home with the luxury of someone else making the beds.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Old wounds around social belonging may surface, pointing you toward more authentic connections.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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But no series ostensibly for children has worked harder to guilt-trip adults into taking better care of their pets or belongings than the Toy Story movies, in which the mere act of putting away playthings is tantamount to mass murder.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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But pretty soon the two interlopers into this small, grudge-holding but tight-knit community — the kind where, going back generations, everybody not only knows but is mightily resentful of everyone else’s business — develop a kind of outsider kinship.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Cramped passengers are ruled not by bonhomie but by hair-trigger aggression, while flight crews seek compliance rather than kinship.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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In the years since, Newsom’s friendship with billionaire Gordon Getty helped grow his wine business, PumpJack Group, into a successful multimillion dollar operation.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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The actor is still hesitant to detail the nuances of his friendship with Franco.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Plus, Worley goes to bat about his love of baseball.—
Bill Wachsberger,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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As a teen, the Regalis Foods founder pooled his savings to buy a kilo of black truffles from France after falling in love with the delicacy at a restaurant near his childhood home in Arkansas.—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
20 June 2026
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“Intimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimacy. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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