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
Willy often said that Black American literature shares a spiritual kinship with Irish literature.
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Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Both also felt a kinship to the behind-the-scenes work of hip-hop producers Timbaland and The Neptunes, who created new sounds that came to define the era.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
Never was that mindset and the kinetic kinship with fans on greater display than in Game 3 of the 2014 American League Championship Series against Baltimore.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
Required, for arcane bureaucratic reasons, is a notarized recognition of kinship from her paternal grandparents, who have never acknowledged or communicated with Marina in the years since her father died, leaving her to be raised by adoptive parents.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Both also felt a kinship to the behind-the-scenes work of hip-hop producers Timbaland and The Neptunes, who created new sounds that came to define the era.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
Never was that mindset and the kinetic kinship with fans on greater display than in Game 3 of the 2014 American League Championship Series against Baltimore.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
Required, for arcane bureaucratic reasons, is a notarized recognition of kinship from her paternal grandparents, who have never acknowledged or communicated with Marina in the years since her father died, leaving her to be raised by adoptive parents.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
Noun
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Along with her newfound relationship with Roberto Coin, Johnson also serves as an ambassador to Gucci.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
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Milano and White started dating in May 2023 and made their relationship Instagram-official in September that same year.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Ximena Avilez, 28, a Mexican woman living in Maine, tells me that dressing up has always been a bid for connection to her birthplace.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
8 July 2025
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There are some cute connections to both The Poorly Made and Edenville, but this X-Files-meets-Goosebumps (but way more gruesome than either) tale stands squarely on its own—and should, if there’s any justice, bring more readers into Rebelein’s eerie fold.—
Drew Broussard
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Designating two people at the popular neighborhood association to check each other on the task of distributing millions in this age of technology would have spared a vibrant neighborhood a lot of consequences.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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The chapters are organized as brief essays extending from an event that triggers thoughts and associations which Li gathers, not necessarily to make sense of — because this is sometimes not possible — but to notice.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2025
Noun
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But for Bolduc, despite Gorton’s history of affinity for him, that is more of a projection with a far smaller sample of data to work with.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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What Readers Loved About Canada Resorts Canada is teeming with gorgeous coastlines, mountains, lakes, and forests—and our readers have a clear affinity for resorts within close proximity of these natural features.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Please note that the correlation 1D_5D indicates the relationship between 1D post-earnings returns and subsequent 5D returns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Research shows there may be a potential correlation between having a higher VO2 max, and decreased risk for cardiovascular diseases, per Harvard Health.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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