intimates 1 of 2

plural of intimate

intimates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of intimate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of intimates
Noun
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimates
Noun
  • Travel may never be the same, but his family and friends – the Oceania crew included – have been a lifeline in finding the little moments of joy in travel again.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, with all the tail- and tongue-wagging joy our little friends get from tagging along comes some risk.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But even the valley’s actual wetlands aren’t always what the name implies.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Given the relative scarcity such an arrangement implies and the NFL’s unmatched reach, commercials that air within that content tend to fly off the shelves.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Two players take on the roles of a brother and sister who are searching for their missing buddies on an island inhabited by some rather disturbing monsters.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • On Friday, buddies Jimmy Appleton and Blake Daugherty were scouting just before the season opened at noon.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fire containment Understanding what 14% containment means Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • As the report indicates, both State and non-State actors were responsible for violations in over 20 countries, with the highest numbers recorded in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For Kendra Hilty, a TikTok user whose saga about falling in love with her psychiatrist has gone viral, her chatbots are like confidants.
    Josh Feldman, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The new board members include close confidants like Susie Wiles, his chief of staff, and Pam Bondi, the attorney general.
    Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But, surprisingly, 2022 research published in Sleep Science hints that none of these explanations truly cover it.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The post hints that Lucky Cat Miami will return at some point, although a couple of restaurants have made the same promise only to close permanently.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Such a characteristic suggests the possibility that planets in the disks are clearing a path by pulling in gas and dust under their own gravity – not unlike how a snowplow clears roadways.
    Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Not only is that something the organization should embrace, but a run of strong smaller outcomes suggests that the decision-making process is working as well.
    Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Intimates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimates. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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