: closely integrated and bound in love or friendship
a tight-knit family
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With a population in 2020 of just under 1,800 people, Whitesburg is tight-knit.
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Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2024
That same sentiment is heard throughout the small and tight-knit submersible industry.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
In a community this small and tight-knit, Kamala unsurprisingly serves multiple roles: head of a local women’s cooperative, farm owner, and now a local politician of note.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
Furthermore, the composing industry is tight-knit, male dominated and has no union.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 July 2024
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Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2024
That same sentiment is heard throughout the small and tight-knit submersible industry.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
In a community this small and tight-knit, Kamala unsurprisingly serves multiple roles: head of a local women’s cooperative, farm owner, and now a local politician of note.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
Furthermore, the composing industry is tight-knit, male dominated and has no union.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 July 2024
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“Tight-knit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight-knit. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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