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Recent Examples of intimacy The earlier film was all about the ways in which love, lust, and intimacy get sublimated into the sport its main characters are obsessed with. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025 Renard says Patricia's suspicions stemmed from the recent lack of intimacy in their relationship. Morgan Canty, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025 Romantic silhouettes Soft and luxurious romance will be returning to homes with a wave of touchable fabrics, floral notes, and an emphasis on charming vignettes that create intimacy. Jackson Design Remodeling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 Edging, the practice of building up to orgasm and then pausing, is becoming super popular as a way to heighten intimacy and deepen pleasure. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for intimacy 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy
Noun
  • Friends influence your behavior because of proximity and familiarity. 5.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • That gives him some familiarity with Bears general manager Ryan Poles and President/CEO Kevin Warren.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Within hours of the pardon, an account on X controlled by Mr. Ulbricht’s family posted a photograph of him leaving prison with a small plant and a sack of belongings.
    David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The couple, who've been married since 2008 and resided in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood, tragically lost their home and all of their belongings on Jan. 8 in the ongoing wildfire.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Further, with over 90 percent of the Canadian population living within 150 miles of the U.S. border, there is a very real and modern Canadian connection to the U.S. media, entertainment, politics, trade, family kinship, culture, and defense needs.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • And while some of them have indeed come to the Florida table to express ideological kinship – like Argentina’s President Javier Milei – others have made the trek to gauge warily the implications of the imminent return of a confrontational America-first foreign policy.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The answer will depend on the closeness of the friendship and the extent, and frequency, of the imposition.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • More than anything, these two seemingly diametrically opposed ride-or-dies inspire nostalgia for the female friendships from Rae’s previous projects, from Molly and Issa in Insecure to Shawna and Mia in the canceled-too-soon show Rap Sh!t.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • By the time the Chiefs faced the San Francisco 49ers in the 2024 Super Bowl, there was another love story at play.
    Rob Csernyik, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2025
  • They were born in March 2024 and are sure to bring so much love and fun into their new home.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025

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“Intimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimacy. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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