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
This partisan kinship can lead attorneys to overlook serious red flags that outsiders would easily spot.
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Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
Introducing Uncle Charlie’s R&B Cookout, a 21-city celebration of Black music, joy, and kinship, featuring a lineup that reads like a greatest hits playlist: Babyface, K-Ci Hailey, and El DeBarge.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Another is that Brazil spent years playing friendlies all over the globe, prioritising revenue over kinship.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Cambridge historian Robert Tombs wrote that if a nation is a people with a sense of kinship, a political identity, and representative institutions, then England may be able to claim to be the oldest nation on Earth.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 May 2025
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Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
Introducing Uncle Charlie’s R&B Cookout, a 21-city celebration of Black music, joy, and kinship, featuring a lineup that reads like a greatest hits playlist: Babyface, K-Ci Hailey, and El DeBarge.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Another is that Brazil spent years playing friendlies all over the globe, prioritising revenue over kinship.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Cambridge historian Robert Tombs wrote that if a nation is a people with a sense of kinship, a political identity, and representative institutions, then England may be able to claim to be the oldest nation on Earth.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for kinship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
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Brands that establish relationships with AI platforms and optimize their product data now will be positioned to scale when advertising inventory becomes widely available.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Eventually, a good portion of their roles became intertwined with Combs’ relationship with Ventura, the witnesses claim, facing threats and physical attacks when Combs was upset with Ventura.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2025
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Parks are really a great place for people to connect to make connections in the community.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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An onboard charger upgraded from 7 to 11 kW will hasten charging at the 240v connections most EV owners use at home.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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So, in February 1900, when MTV’s football players moved to start playing competitive games and indicated their desire to join the local football association, their fellow members were aghast.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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With Venus entering Taurus and your 11th house of associations on June 6, romantic opportunities arrive through social media, community affairs and group settings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Belichick has always had a strong affinity for the sport, and his former player, Hogan, was a lacrosse star who transitioned to the NFL.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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But South Korean voters were animated more by anger at Yoon and his party than by an affinity for Lee.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
3 June 2025
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Below is some correlation data based on 5-year and 3-year (more recent) history.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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A number of other studies have shown a correlation between receiving the shingles vaccine and lower rates of dementia.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
28 May 2025
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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