as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common
she and I have a special kinship since we both grew up in England
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Recent Examples of kinship
Osborn, like millions of others, including 300,000 independents in Nebraska, does not feel kinship with either camp, but his populist sentiments are not as extreme as those of Steve Bannon, Trump’s former advisor who blames tech oligarchs for destroying America.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Does their respective positions in the game — as top players, captains, icons — make Matthews, now 27, feel a special kinship with McDavid, who turned 28 last month?
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Practicing loving-kindness could increase happiness while strengthening feelings of kinship with all living beings, a few of the benefits of metta meditation described by the Buddha in the Karaniya Metta Sutta.
—Jeremy David Engels, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
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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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Does their respective positions in the game — as top players, captains, icons — make Matthews, now 27, feel a special kinship with McDavid, who turned 28 last month?
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Practicing loving-kindness could increase happiness while strengthening feelings of kinship with all living beings, a few of the benefits of metta meditation described by the Buddha in the Karaniya Metta Sutta.
—Jeremy David Engels, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
Noun
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Empathy is the heartbeat of every meaningful relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Duke & Roya follows a love story between Duke, an American hip-hop star and Roya, an Afghan interpreter, who meet in Kabul and work to navigate their burgeoning relationship through the realities of their two different worlds.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The film moves at a slow, deliberate pace, allowing the audience to fully immerse themselves in the beauty of Francesca and Robert’s short but life-changing connection.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Related article Boys and men are experiencing a ‘crisis of connection,’ expert says (Graham) said there’s one rule with writing single-shot shows, which is that the camera can’t go anywhere without a human.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Pistons rank second in the association in opponent field-goal percentage (44.9), third in blocks per game (5.8) and fourth in points off turnovers (19.4).—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Those are the highlights of two new studies released earlier this month by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a nonprofit research and education association.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The imposing warmth of South Florida proved no match for the affinity keeping them patient.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Do have an affinity for any particular types of birds?—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Big data excels at identifying correlations within existing datasets.—
Jay Patel,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Like many varieties of food dyes, there has been some correlation to tumors and cancer cells, according to a study from the Center for Science in Public Interest.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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