as in friendship
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding
his good rapport with his students was one of the reasons why the school board named him Teacher of the Year
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Recent Examples of rapport
Fisher's Amish roots and ability to speak Pennsylvania Dutch, the Old Order Amish dialect, have helped build rapport with like-minded musicians.
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CBS News, 2 May 2026
But while Moore displays a sexy rapport with friendly Darla (Paris Jackson), RZA the screenwriter keeps letting down RZA the director by making his characters disappointingly cartoonish.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Fisher’s Amish roots and ability to speak Pennsylvania Dutch, the Old Order Amish dialect, has helped build rapport with likeminded musicians.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Still, Creasy and Poe’s rapport is one of the highlights of the series, which has a solid but fairly predictable narrative.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 2 May 2026
But while Moore displays a sexy rapport with friendly Darla (Paris Jackson), RZA the screenwriter keeps letting down RZA the director by making his characters disappointingly cartoonish.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Fisher’s Amish roots and ability to speak Pennsylvania Dutch, the Old Order Amish dialect, has helped build rapport with likeminded musicians.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Still, Creasy and Poe’s rapport is one of the highlights of the series, which has a solid but fairly predictable narrative.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapport
Noun
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Meehan’s family soon moved to the Toures’ neighborhood, and the friendship deepened.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The group chat, I’d argue, is where modern friendships actually live in their most potent day-to-day form—not at brunch, not at bars, not even at events like weddings or baby showers.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 May 2026
Noun
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In many varieties of pessimism, such as Camus’s, the obligation to compassion also entails something like solidarity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Last week, the United Arab Emirates state news agency WAM reported that Netanyahu was among the leaders who called the Emirati president to condemn Iranian attacks and express their solidarity with the Gulf federation.—
Natalie Melzer,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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People love people, and language is the best vehicle ever created for human communion.—
Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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There’s a communion that happens in this reclamation of self and a beautiful energy that’s shared.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The Vatican invited Pagliarani for talks, but the same theological and practical problems that have prevented rapprochement for 50 years seemingly left the two sides at an impasse.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The Vatican invited Pagliarini for talks, but the same theological and practical problems that have prevented rapprochement for 50 years seemingly left the two sides at an impasse.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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Qualities such as listening, empathy and commitment to the growth of people call leaders to serve others while remaining accountable for outcomes.—
Hector Colon,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Poppy has done an amazing job adapting Chloe’s beloved books, and the way both writers capture young people’s lives with such empathy, tenderness and honesty feels truly extraordinary to me.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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“Rapport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapport. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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