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
There’s no need to censure the desire to forge kinship, to lick one’s wounds, to seek respite or joy.
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Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The road turned to dirt, growing steeper, narrower and more perilous with each turn, but the avid outdoorsman felt a sense of kinship with the looming remoteness.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The road turned to dirt, growing steeper, narrower and more perilous with each turn, but the avid outdoorsman felt a sense of kinship with the looming remoteness.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
Noun
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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
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Dobrev and White took their relationship to the next level, going Instagram official in May 2020 with a series of pictures of the actress giving her boyfriend a quarantine haircut.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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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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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
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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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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
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Overall fat mass is correlated with disease, but correlation is not causation.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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The 38mm stainless steel case further underscores the correlation between vintage proportions (when watches typically measured 36mm and 38mm in diameter) and modern wearability.—
Roberta Naas,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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