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
Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.
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Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Just look up the tales about the shape of the bar in Cheers or the pillar in Monica’s apartment on Friends or the depiction of gay intimacy on Will & Grace.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
Gaudel-Eisel, who works closely with winemakers from around the world, said the intimacy of the Shack is part of its appeal.
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Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
The untitled series will focus on crimes rooted in intimacy and betrayal featuring partners, exes, spouses, and lovers.
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Peter White,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for intimacy
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Just look up the tales about the shape of the bar in Cheers or the pillar in Monica’s apartment on Friends or the depiction of gay intimacy on Will & Grace.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
Gaudel-Eisel, who works closely with winemakers from around the world, said the intimacy of the Shack is part of its appeal.
—
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
The untitled series will focus on crimes rooted in intimacy and betrayal featuring partners, exes, spouses, and lovers.
—
Peter White,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for intimacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy
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Whatever people do with it, retirement should allow continuing some elements of old patterns in new forms, since continuity and familiarity matter.
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In positions that require process discipline, communication skills, customer interaction, or familiarity with internal systems, that instability can affect performance in ways that are not always immediately visible.
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Old wounds around social belonging may surface, pointing you toward more authentic connections.
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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.
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An African nation bounded by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to its north has prospered a kinship in a town located in a state literally smack-dab in the middle of America — a town whose new college football stadium is accented by light towers made to represent wheat.
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Exploring themes of prejudice, kinship and resilience, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store earned the best book of the year title from a list of publications, including TIME and The New York Times.
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His first wife is remembered for introducing him to novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, with whom Greenspan shared a friendship, a belief in free-market economic ideals and a philosophy of objectivism.
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Through icy landscapes, courage and friendship are tested – and the children discover that the true magic of Christmas comes from togetherness.
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Plus, Worley goes to bat about his love of baseball.
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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.
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“Intimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimacy. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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