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
In a sense, kinship leadership is not new.
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Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In the house Gita lives in, kinship is learned through daily friction, through the particular silence that means someone is upset, through the understanding of who to wake and who not to disturb while sleeping.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
Nafis has also noticed the way her flower beds have encouraged kinship in a neighborhood without a lot of community space.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Nonetheless, Clark feels complete kinship with his bulgy, bloody 12-foot doppelgänger.
—Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In the house Gita lives in, kinship is learned through daily friction, through the particular silence that means someone is upset, through the understanding of who to wake and who not to disturb while sleeping.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
Nafis has also noticed the way her flower beds have encouraged kinship in a neighborhood without a lot of community space.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Nonetheless, Clark feels complete kinship with his bulgy, bloody 12-foot doppelgänger.
—Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for kinship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
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Kogonada, who also wrote and edited the film, built the project around Hong Kong’s particular relationship with memory and movement, taking three days to identify a geography the team could navigate largely on foot.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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In fact, their entire relationship has an eerie, performative aura.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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Tyrnauer also plans to use Tribeca Festival’s history to spark a larger conversation about cities, art, and the need for connection, examining how De Niro and Rosenthal harnessed cinema as a form of civic architecture and activism.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Dwight Rhone, 74, was initially charged in December 2024 with one count of murder in connection with the 2023 killing of Bernardo Moreno, 54, according to a San Diego County District Attorney’s Office news release.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The federal government, parliament and EconomieSuisse, a major business association, oppose the idea.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Except for the 2019 accident in Hawaii, this is the first year of this century with double-digit fatalities resulting from a skydiving plane crash, the association says.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Her longstanding affinity for effortlessly cool sunglasses.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
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The announcements reflect a broader trend discussed throughout APOS, where media executives have increasingly emphasized audience engagement, community-building and cultural affinity as key drivers of future growth across Asia’s entertainment industry.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Statisticians call it an illusory correlation, maintaining that proponents perceive a predictive relationship when actually non exists.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Studies show just correlation, so far Experts say the latest data is still far from being able to conclude that GLP-1s are effective treatments for cancer.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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