as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
usually quite aloof in public, he's actually very relaxed with his intimates
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as in implies
to convey an idea indirectly
trying to intimate that there was more going on than anyone knew
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Recent Examples of intimates
James Manso, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The 45-year-old actress and singer posed in lingerie to announce the launch of her new line of intimates.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
As the dark fills his wood, owl and dark become each other’s intimates.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Tons of Spanx shapewear and intimates are on sale, including this wireless bra that offers full coverage, compression, and barely-there straps.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Rather than embellishing her $68 bloomers with the ruffles and frills of 19th-century French intimates, Hourston leans into casual prints and patterns to distinguish her bloomers.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
The intimates, loungewear and shapewear brand cofounded by Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede in 2019 has named Dawn Vitale to the role.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The 45-year-old actress and singer posed in lingerie to announce the launch of her new line of intimates.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
As the dark fills his wood, owl and dark become each other’s intimates.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Tons of Spanx shapewear and intimates are on sale, including this wireless bra that offers full coverage, compression, and barely-there straps.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Rather than embellishing her $68 bloomers with the ruffles and frills of 19th-century French intimates, Hourston leans into casual prints and patterns to distinguish her bloomers.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
What Zagajewski had in mind, perhaps, is the encomium, praise as a classical enterprise—the verb alone intimates the mode of speech at the heart of the ancient quarrel between poetry and philosophy itself, tracing back to Plato and before.
—Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimates
Noun
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The epicenter of Los Angeles effectively shut down for several hours as the parade wove through the sea of fans bleeding Dodger blue with the Boys in Blue riding atop double-decker buses with friends and family, while waving to fans and holding the Commissioner’s Trophy.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Jaquez, who grew up in the Los Angeles area and went to college at UCLA, was able to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Game 7 World Series-clinching road victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night with family and friends around other Dodgers fans.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This tells us that if P being true implies Q being true, then Q being false implies P also must be false.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
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The movie implies the 49th Missile Defense Battalion failed to intercept the missile.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Volunteers also have the option to shop and deliver supplies, meet up with their buddies in the store or donate via gift card.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Nov. 2025
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After that initial week, my buddies from college came down to see me, which was super nice.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, the study indicates that 80% of magistrate judges throughout North Carolina do not possess a law degree.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The regime, still tightly controlled by Kim Jong Un, is likely to maintain existing structures and policies, with Choe Ryong Hae and other confidants continuing to implement the leader's priorities.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The two play best friends on camera, and Hudson has become one of Song’s closest confidants in real life.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The clip then hints that the small town is anything but, with disappearances of children, creepy creatures and more lurking in its past and haunting the present.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Durant, 37, reportedly signed a two-year extension worth $90 million with the team on Sunday and the move to acquire the 15-time NBA All-Star hints that the franchise is all-in this season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His original, undoctored manuscript even suggests that James might have plotted to have Elizabeth assassinated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Mental health and immune response are affected by how animals are feeling—and, as the rash of stereotypies suggests, captive animals are not feeling well.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Intimates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimates. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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