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
Garcia joined our conversation with Parke in perfect Spanish, and the rapport and complicity between the two is evident.
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Darío Gael Blanco, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
With only 48 passengers, rapport is quickly established thanks to family style pre-dinner drinks and snacks and nightly group recaps and briefing sessions led by the crew.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Struck by his kind demeanor and intelligence, Gershunov built a rapport with Slavin over time.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
And perhaps even more importantly, Barkate already has a rapport with new Hurricanes quarterback Darian Mensah, who Barkate played with at Duke and transferred with to Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Darío Gael Blanco, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
With only 48 passengers, rapport is quickly established thanks to family style pre-dinner drinks and snacks and nightly group recaps and briefing sessions led by the crew.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Struck by his kind demeanor and intelligence, Gershunov built a rapport with Slavin over time.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
And perhaps even more importantly, Barkate already has a rapport with new Hurricanes quarterback Darian Mensah, who Barkate played with at Duke and transferred with to Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapport
Noun
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Unfortunately for her, Steve’s more than ready for the attack, and what begins as a perfect friendship, devolves into an all-out feud.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Raising the stakes is the shadow of the king’s younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who has been stripped of his royal title of Prince Andrew, exiled from public life and put under police investigation over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Thousands of Californians are expected to gather in the streets on Friday for May Day protests in solidarity with workers.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Following the reversal, the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Smith’s attentiveness, the painting became a locus of communion, one that linked him to the artist who made it.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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But the communion’s largest and fastest-growing churches in Africa belong to a conservative group called the Global Anglican Future Conference, or Gafcon, which has sharply criticized her appointment and threatened a final break.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their rapprochement was in part motivated by Nelson’s personal history with Nesta, particularly an incident in 2024 where Nesta unsuccessfully attempted to press charges against Nelson’s wife for allegedly pushing him.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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An Indian business delegation visited China for the first time in more than five years, the latest sign of the Asian nations’ cautious rapprochement.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fritz replied that the language of the letter showed empathy and remorse.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Just like a human being, movies have the power of empathy to just say, 'This is a human being.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Rapport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapport. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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