nearness

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Recent Examples of nearness Overstating the nearness of human-level intelligence or ignoring ethical, safety, and energy concerns erodes trust and triggers backlash. Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearness
Noun
  • Instead of conquest, the focus was intimacy—feeling the land under your feet, learning animal tracks, listening to the bush itself.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Your body is full of untapped areas that can enhance pleasure and take intimacy with your partner up a notch.
    Essence, Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In some parts of the continent, such as eastern France, the species still live in proximity to one another.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This goes beyond surface-level familiarity of prompting tactics to include granular understanding of algorithms, data origins and model transparency.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Contractors sometimes lack familiarity with a company’s specific standards or legacy systems.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kate Spade Outlet Kitt Nylon Medium Tote Bigger than a medium-sized purse but not as large as a duffel bag, the Kitt Nylon Medium Tote is an ideal size for carrying belongings from the office to the tailgate.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Crabbe says people tend to focus on following directions instead of watching their belongings.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At first glance, Walden’s paintings of craftsmanship, collage, and kinship evoke the work of the filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Writers watching felt some kinship.
    Thomas Swick September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Nearness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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