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
In a sense, kinship leadership is not new.
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Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In the house Gita lives in, kinship is learned through daily friction, through the particular silence that means someone is upset, through the understanding of who to wake and who not to disturb while sleeping.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
Nafis has also noticed the way her flower beds have encouraged kinship in a neighborhood without a lot of community space.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Nonetheless, Clark feels complete kinship with his bulgy, bloody 12-foot doppelgänger.
—Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In the house Gita lives in, kinship is learned through daily friction, through the particular silence that means someone is upset, through the understanding of who to wake and who not to disturb while sleeping.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
Nafis has also noticed the way her flower beds have encouraged kinship in a neighborhood without a lot of community space.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Nonetheless, Clark feels complete kinship with his bulgy, bloody 12-foot doppelgänger.
—Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
Noun
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He feels emotionally ambushed, and what plays out is as if Marriage Story were an absolute chucklefest, as Lestat gets increasingly worked up and jealous over Louis’s relationships with other men.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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These appointments make the designer-retailer relationship more official than a one-off collaboration, though those are still plentiful.—
Hilary Milnes,
Vogue,
15 June 2026
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Tyrnauer also plans to use Tribeca Festival’s history to spark a larger conversation about cities, art, and the need for connection, examining how De Niro and Rosenthal harnessed cinema as a form of civic architecture and activism.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Regardless of the Iranian National Team and a ref with allegedly dangerous connections, Armour would have written something similar.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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The federal government, parliament and EconomieSuisse, a major business association, oppose the idea.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Except for the 2019 accident in Hawaii, this is the first year of this century with double-digit fatalities resulting from a skydiving plane crash, the association says.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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The Cape Fear actress spoke about her affinity for the summer dating show, which kicked off its eighth season on June 2.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Todd’s affinity for music began in his sophomore year at Palisades Charter High School when classes were moved online due to the pandemic.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Defense teams present histories of trauma, substance use, or personality disorders as mitigating factors, but correlation is not causation.—
Victor Petreca,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, the correlations between changes in policy rates and changes in real and nominal economic activity are considerably worse than those between rates of change in the quantity of money and nominal GDP.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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