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
Those tumors would often cause passersby to gawk cruelly, which made Pearson feel an unlikely kinship with the notable figures who stopped by the hospital.
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Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The researchers were curious if kinship played a role in whether a fed bat shared with a fasted bat.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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
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Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The researchers were curious if kinship played a role in whether a fed bat shared with a fasted bat.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
Noun
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Bezos and Zuckerberg, with whom Trump previously had contentious relationships, have gone out of their way to get closer to him this time around.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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His toxic relationship with his former chemistry teacher led to kidnapping, torture, two dead girlfriends, and then some.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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In response to Thai authorities efforts to shut off those utilities, the scammers have increasingly turned to the Starlink internet connections of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, according to multiple law enforcement officials.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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New technology, like the Starlink satellite communications units used by both sides for drones and other system, are rapidly becoming more affordable and would likely replace cellphone connections if these are unavailable.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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After the Madison shooting, a separate social media user noted their association and tweeted at the FBI, accusing Henderson and others of having prior warning.—
Phoebe Petrovic,
ProPublica,
25 Jan. 2025
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Mind you, the powder pink of 2025 has abandoned its traditionally sweet associations for something more nuanced and powerful.—
Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2025
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Americans' nuanced attitudes toward birthright citizenship Trump won the presidency thanks in part to voters' affinity to Trump's more restrictionist views on immigration, which loomed pretty consistently as the second-most salient issue in the 2024 election after the economy.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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United fans have long had an affinity for Argentine players, dating back to the treatment of David Beckham upon his return from the 1998 World Cup, drawn from an antipathy towards England’s national team among the club’s match-going support.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Their results show a factor of between three and five improvement in detail and accuracy in the FLI analysis compared to two- and three-point correlation functions.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Porsche was building exquisite lightweight sports cars long before the 917K came along, but the incidence of drivers who drove one in period who then went and bought one later in life is an interesting correlation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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