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He feels a strong kinship with other survivors of the war.
feelings of kinship between the team's players and their fans
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These folks carried with them a kinship and familiarity with death.
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Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus' kinship runs deeper than godmother and goddaughter.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
She’s forged a real kinship with Tricia, and she’s grown her friend group to include a half-dozen close confidants.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
The desire to defect out of self-interest, however, will be tempered by the spiritual kinship of an intentional community.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus' kinship runs deeper than godmother and goddaughter.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
She’s forged a real kinship with Tricia, and she’s grown her friend group to include a half-dozen close confidants.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
The desire to defect out of self-interest, however, will be tempered by the spiritual kinship of an intentional community.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for kinship
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinship. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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kinship
noun
kin·ship
ˈkin-ˌship 
: the quality or state of being kin : relationship
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