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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternization
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There’s just something about this charming friendship that’s wildly heartwarming and authentic.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025 -
The nation's capital boasts approximately 3,800 cherry trees near the National Mall, a century-old gift of friendship from the people of Japan.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2025
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In a world that could use more bipartisanship, that kind of amity is arguably a good thing.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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By then, John had died, and a new Pope, Paul VI—the former Archbishop of Milan, Giovanni Battista Montini—had gone to Jerusalem, seeking symbolic expression of the new Catholic-Jewish amity.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Think of the many historical instances of artificially easy companionship for powerful men, all the geisha and the courtesans.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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As youths nimbly incorporate AI into their lives, the effects of artificial companionship are likely to mirror social media’s impact on the brain.—
Silvia Park,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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Missoula, Montana, where he was born, bequeathed him a folksy Eagle Scout congeniality, all nasal delivery and gee-whiz enthusiasm.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2025
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Even more than his strong, octave-surfing Ontario accent, his willed congeniality—a mix of natural reserve and a morbid aversion to pretense—spoke to something in my bones.—
Michelle Orange,
Harper's Magazine,
14 Dec. 2023
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In the interest of comity, then, and in the hopes for an impressively long list of signatories, the hosts would have fudged the question.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
13 Mar. 2025
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The same day, Zhu Jingyang, the Chinese Ambassador to Colombia, released a flurry of posts celebrating a new age of comity between the two countries.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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Without any semblance of reciprocity, the relationship deteriorated.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek spoke to etiquette expert Jo Hayes about reciprocity in relationships, and how the poster can address the issue.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Fraternization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternization. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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