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
The costars forged a close kinship.
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
The organization expanded its services to kinship care families in 2022.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Steadfast serves those who foster children, who have adopted children, and kinship families who are extended family members and friends of adoptive children.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
An unexpected kinship develops between the would-be forger (Lori Butler, played by Michaela Coel) and the artist (Julian Sklar, played by Ian McKellen).
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
The organization expanded its services to kinship care families in 2022.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Steadfast serves those who foster children, who have adopted children, and kinship families who are extended family members and friends of adoptive children.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
An unexpected kinship develops between the would-be forger (Lori Butler, played by Michaela Coel) and the artist (Julian Sklar, played by Ian McKellen).
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for kinship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
Noun
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But the right’s relationship to gold predates its latest, and loudest, spokesperson.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Her and Alexander's relationship, his crimes and her brave investigative work are all unpeeled in the new docuseries, which hit Netflix on April 29.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
Noun
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In 2015, six Baltimore police officers were charged with felonies ranging from assault to murder in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who’d suffered a spinal injury while riding in a police van.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Pop star Britney Spears has been charged with suspicion of DUI in connection to a March 4 traffic incident in California.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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But its primary association in the public consciousness since the nineteen-eighties is with the criminal underworld, particularly the drug cartels.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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New research is suggesting a strong association between mouth bacteria and gastric cancer.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His early work with the Heartbreakers had an affinity with the more cutting-edge sounds of punk and new wave; the term pop punk probably comes from the New York Times critic John Rockwell’s write-up of a Petty performance at the Bottom Line in 1977.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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When Tezzus met diamond* in 2020, their affinity for music (and weed) kept them close, moving together as a unit.—
Oba Awolowo,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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Another finding of the study was the inverse correlation between zinc uptake in the stinger and the claws.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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There’s a direct correlation between a president’s approval rating and the way his party performs at the midpoint of his term.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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