as in familiarity
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship
there can be both rewards and regrets from intimacy with another person
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Recent Examples of intimacy
Despite their kinky intimacy rituals, Nicole contends that Diddy never laid a hand on her.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Thoughtful expressions can powerfully nurture security and intimacy in a relationship.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
Underlying these concerns was a sensation, sometimes expressed in anxious terms, sometimes in acquiescence, that the incoming waves of sprawl could irreversibly wash away the natural landscape and neighborly intimacy that have anchored the city for generations.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
McCrae is always picking at the warped knot of intimacy and oppression that has shaped America, and his own life.
—Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Thoughtful expressions can powerfully nurture security and intimacy in a relationship.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
Underlying these concerns was a sensation, sometimes expressed in anxious terms, sometimes in acquiescence, that the incoming waves of sprawl could irreversibly wash away the natural landscape and neighborly intimacy that have anchored the city for generations.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
McCrae is always picking at the warped knot of intimacy and oppression that has shaped America, and his own life.
—Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy
Noun
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People who work with the system have in the past been briefed that the database may be of interest to foreign intelligence agencies, said a third source who has familiarity with the system.—
Justin Elliott,
ProPublica,
7 Feb. 2025
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Anyone who has any familiarity with SEC basketball knew that would change in the second half.—
Wally Hall,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The exterior has a durable polycarbonate shell that will keep all of your belongings safe during all of your travels.—
Jordyn Burrell,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2025
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Another suggests that knights dedicated their jousting matches to a lady of the court, tying one of her belongings — like a handkerchief — to their arm as a symbol of defending her honor.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It’s believed that these apartments were shared by those either connected through kinship or through occupation.—
Ashley Gardini,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Jan. 2025
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Previous archaeological evidence has suggested that kinship was a key factor in maintaining political authority within Moche society.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Events like the war in Vietnam, the brutal crackdown in the South of protests during the civil rights movement and the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, which Canada strongly opposed, tested that friendship at times.—
Matina Stevis-Gridneff,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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And just to have that kind of friendship that many years?—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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By the end of the season, Helen and Erik had gotten engaged—but in many ways, their love story is just beginning.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
6 Feb. 2025
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Their hometown is, rather, an alternate universe where Lear’s vision of American progress prevails—where people talk things out, jokes repair societal schisms, love wins, and bigots face consequences.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Intimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimacy. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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