as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common
she and I have a special kinship since we both grew up in England
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Recent Examples of kinship
The Dark Hearts biker gang being targeted by Robbie has its own internal code, rigorously enforcing obedience but also offering members kinship, even a warped kind of mentorship.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
While the show has found a home at the Circle in the Square Theatre for the past six months, the germ of this project began to take shape much earlier, in 2017, born out of a kinship Groff felt with the late singer.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Still today, migrants arrive, proving the Caribbean was never a land of walls but of bridges, kinship, and mutual survival.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Small miracles of kindness and kinship are thin on the ground.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
While the show has found a home at the Circle in the Square Theatre for the past six months, the germ of this project began to take shape much earlier, in 2017, born out of a kinship Groff felt with the late singer.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Still today, migrants arrive, proving the Caribbean was never a land of walls but of bridges, kinship, and mutual survival.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Small miracles of kindness and kinship are thin on the ground.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
Noun
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Elsewhere in the podcast, Shallow discusses her penchant for using femininity and flirtation as reality TV weapons, and how that nickname cast a shadow on her real-life relationships.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Muriel’s From American Horror Story to Disney’s Princess and the Frog, New Orleans’s relationship with the otherworldly has been well documented on film and television.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Delhi is motivated by revisiting historical connections with Afghanistan, securing potential economic and trade access to Central Asia, and establishing a friendly presence on Pakistan’s western flank with potential strategic benefits.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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The connection between Roc Nation and Minaj’s album is unclear, as Nicki is signed to Republic Records/Universal Music Group and has no management with Roc Nation.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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Politicians toy with those associations in their own cowboy costuming.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Their risk of major depression rose by about 16%, while there was no significant association among men.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Not only are the margins strong, but products help with brand affinity.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Monáe told the story while explaining her affinity for Halloween.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Some parents call his rhetoric alarmist, and other researchers argue that his evidence isn’t strong enough to draw social media as the correlation behind the youth mental health epidemic.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Another 2013 ecological analysis found a correlation in autism prevalence in males and a country's circumcision rate.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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