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
That feeling of marking an end of an era resonated with the actors individually, too; Sophie Skelton acknowledged her deep kinship with her character, Brianna Randall Fraser.
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Carly Witteman, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
But what absorbs him most is the intense kinship that the San feel with the elephants, to the point where, at a bonfire dance, a kind of cross-species migration of souls seems to take place.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Though both drivers hail from Las Vegas, Nevada, the 40-year-old Busch felt little kinship in taking issue with the aggressive style of Gragson, who is 13 years younger.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Ball also sued Beshear last year over the administration's failure to implement 2024's Senate Bill 151, passed with bipartisan support in an effort to support kinship care in Kentucky.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
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Carly Witteman, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
But what absorbs him most is the intense kinship that the San feel with the elephants, to the point where, at a bonfire dance, a kind of cross-species migration of souls seems to take place.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Though both drivers hail from Las Vegas, Nevada, the 40-year-old Busch felt little kinship in taking issue with the aggressive style of Gragson, who is 13 years younger.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Ball also sued Beshear last year over the administration's failure to implement 2024's Senate Bill 151, passed with bipartisan support in an effort to support kinship care in Kentucky.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
Noun
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Focus on business and personal relationships.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The work, moving in dizzying fits and starts across the surface of time, reveals connections between historical memory and now, and between political order and cultural superstructure.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Atmos Energy has not confirmed any connection between Thursday's apparent explosion and the earlier gas leaks.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In September, the judges found that Sarkozy and his associates had formed a criminal association between 2005 and 2007 to secure money from Libya to support his successful presidential bid.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The amount aligns with a $12 million tree-pull program pitched to the federal department by the California Canning Peach Association, which included a $3 million match funded by the association and industry.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Oklahoma Republican has long had an affinity for a pink rubber bouncy ball.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
19 Mar. 2026
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Players have to create teams that exploit a boss’ weakness in order to defeat them, and that means building up characters that have the right elemental affinities.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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In general, researchers noticed a negative correlation between social media use and happiness, especially among young people.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The report said the negative correlation between well-being and extensive social media use is particularly concerning among teenage girls.—
Kostya Manenkov,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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