1
as in aptitude
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
always had an affinity for nurturing living things
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as in kinship
the fact or state of having something in common
a study showing an affinity between obesity and socioeconomic status
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Recent Examples of affinity
Tkachuk brothers’ offense generation The Tkachuk brothers are well known for their innate ability to generate chances thanks to their chaotic playstyle and affinity for going to the dirty areas.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Even in recognizing his affinity for James Cagney, whose button-nose and short stature contrasted against his bombastic presence, Hackman is registering the type of Hollywood actor that created a space for themselves rather than worked to fit any mold.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
Trump’s personal affinity for dictators was apparent early on.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
The couple, who have a close affinity with Wales and lived on Anglesey in the first years of their married life, was made the Prince and Princess of Wales a day after one day after Queen Elizabeth died in Sept 2022 when William’s father King Charles acceded to the throne.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Even in recognizing his affinity for James Cagney, whose button-nose and short stature contrasted against his bombastic presence, Hackman is registering the type of Hollywood actor that created a space for themselves rather than worked to fit any mold.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
Trump’s personal affinity for dictators was apparent early on.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
The couple, who have a close affinity with Wales and lived on Anglesey in the first years of their married life, was made the Prince and Princess of Wales a day after one day after Queen Elizabeth died in Sept 2022 when William’s father King Charles acceded to the throne.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affinity
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This is different from notions of strengths and weaknesses, personality, aptitude or things like that.—
Michael B. Horn,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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So having that mental aptitude to learn and pick up schemes could help a good and creative coach get a ton out of him.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Unable to fully process the pangs of rejection, Buck decides to write a play based on their early kinship and enlists the help of Beverly (Lupe Ontiveros) to stage the production at a local community theater in order to win Chuck’s affection.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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The obsession with lineage is at odds with the solidarity of the Middle Passage, which created new forms of kinship.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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According to Brenda, who has bizarre energy and a tendency to trail off mid-thought, the house was abandoned after a fire.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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In his new biography of Barnes, Blake Gopnik foregrounds this democratic ethos, focusing specifically on the philanthropist’s contributions to building racial equality—despite Barnes’s notoriously cantankerous personality and his tendency toward invective and slur.—
Kelly Presutti,
ARTnews.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Toward the end of high school, Allison found herself in an abusive relationship.—
Sarah Lustbader,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Johnson’s forte is the Manichean gangster movie, in that all his films interrogate the relationship between good and evil.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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This told them that all coral structures take their shape from individual polyps’ microscopic inclinations.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Feb. 2025
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His geopolitical inclinations have not changed, and his antidemocratic tendencies have only gotten worse.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The association was also set to investigate the Philadelphia 76ers amid Joel Embiid's absence earlier this season, and they are now being looked at due to Paul George and Tyrese Maxey missing games as their season continues to falter.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Of this sample, 510 reported a diagnosis of ED The researchers then used univariate and multivariate logistic regression to look for associations with an emphasis on the a-word: associations.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The combination of IoT and AI enables connected devices to collect, analyze and act on data in real-time.—
Rahul Saluja,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Just in time for Christmas, certain members of Congress are hard at work in their policy shops, fashioning a massive lump of cybersecurity coal with which to gift American users of electronic devices.—
David Williams,
National Review,
26 Dec. 2024
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Rind’s connection to William Clajon, a prominent educator in the city, likely provided her with work and social connections.—
Alexandra Cox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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But the Kennedy connection gave it a little extra magic.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Affinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affinity. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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