as in familiarity
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship
there can be both rewards and regrets from intimacy with another person
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Recent Examples of intimacy
The program’s mission remains consistent: to empower artists to explore themes such as identity, connection, intimacy, and community through authentic storytelling.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
The intimacy, and the ability to share your deepest, darkest secrets.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
The way Trust Exercise flips these events in the novel’s second half, casting them in an entirely different light, is an emotionally unsettling experience that opens up provocative questions about ethics, intimacy, and authorship.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
By Jessica Chapel December 8, 2024 At first glance, New York City might not scream intimacy—reservations get booked up weeks out, open bar stools are snatched up in seconds, and dates squeezed into overpacked schedules.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
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Okla Jones, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
The intimacy, and the ability to share your deepest, darkest secrets.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
The way Trust Exercise flips these events in the novel’s second half, casting them in an entirely different light, is an emotionally unsettling experience that opens up provocative questions about ethics, intimacy, and authorship.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
By Jessica Chapel December 8, 2024 At first glance, New York City might not scream intimacy—reservations get booked up weeks out, open bar stools are snatched up in seconds, and dates squeezed into overpacked schedules.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy
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For some, man units are a way to hold on to a sense of familiarity and confidence around their appearance.Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Every year provides a mix of comforting familiarity and surprising variety, on television broadly as well as in the Vulture recaps section specifically.Vulture Editors, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jenny said that within a day Alice had thrown away bags full of his belongings.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Its spacious interior has plenty of room to store your belongings, as well as a laptop sleeve, two mesh pockets, and a pocket on the outside to keep everything organized.Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
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Most of the sharing dyads, almost 67 percent, were unrelated, so kinship also wasn’t a driving factor.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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Six individuals from the group were found to have a close kinship, including a mother and daughter.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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In interviews, the two discussed their friendship, and the special included footage of them meeting for the first time in 2021.Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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This setting becomes a transformative playground, where children can leave behind their medical concerns and immerse themselves in fun and friendship.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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The special also explores how the love lives of some of our favorite stars evolved this year.Sean Keane, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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As Cruise struggles with his business, love blossoms between him and single mother Dorothy (Renee Zellweger).Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Intimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimacy. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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