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
Her whole foreword centered on kinship and that was so meaningful to me.
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Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Sponsor a family via the agency's Family Connection Network, which supports kinship caregivers such as siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles raising their young family members.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2024
Van Gogh, Niki de Saint Phalle, William Blake, Cézanne, Eva Hesse, Albert York, Gabriele Münter — a declaration of totemic kinships and a family tree of influences.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
His lobbying against Trump's interests was unusual given their political kinship, said Meghan Faulkner, the director of communications at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group that has been strongly critical of Trump.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Sponsor a family via the agency's Family Connection Network, which supports kinship caregivers such as siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles raising their young family members.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2024
Van Gogh, Niki de Saint Phalle, William Blake, Cézanne, Eva Hesse, Albert York, Gabriele Münter — a declaration of totemic kinships and a family tree of influences.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
His lobbying against Trump's interests was unusual given their political kinship, said Meghan Faulkner, the director of communications at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group that has been strongly critical of Trump.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
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Scrutinize your relationships and decide to spend time only with positive people.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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But at the heart of it, [Virgin River is] a romantic drama with a relationship show and kind of a medical engine in it too.Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
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The sergeant, Rayna Madho, 41, was arrested by police in Nassau County in connection to two thefts from the store in Valley Stream, one on Dec. 7 and an earlier incident on Nov. 24.Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Loading your audio article Luigi Mangione, the suspect arrested in connection to the is a Maryland native who graduated at the top of his high school class and earned a Master of Science in engineering with a major in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania.Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Tensions are running high — a recent homeowners association meeting devolved into shouting and the police had to be called to calm things down.Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Studies published in 1999, 2002 and 2019, among others ‒ including hundreds of thousands of children, some of whom received the MMR vaccine and some of whom didn't ‒ found no association between vaccination and the development of autism.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Undoubtedly the hard work is paying off, as wines of depth, structure, and age-worthiness clearly show off Gamay’s affinity to this area.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Leading up to the election, Zuckerberg had been gradually showing a closer affinity with Trump.Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Studies demonstrate there’s a psychological benefit to tidy domestic spaces as well as a correlation between cleanliness and overall wellbeing.Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
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Lower interest rates also imply a weakening dollar and growing money supply – both of which have demonstrated long-term correlations with bitcoin.Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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