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
Meiklejohn believes the authors could use other methodologies like the FORensic Capture Enrichment panel, designed to isolate human DNA for identifying extended kinship, ancestry and phenotype analysis.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
In The Bone Temple, Samson develops an unexpected kinship with Kelson, who learns how to drug the alpha into a more docile state.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Hemmed in by selfishness, alienation, and subcultural silos, the fracturing Flynns share a kinship with the casts of unhappy-family classics such as Philip Roth’s American Pastoral, Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth.
—Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Cooper describes Britton as a big personality, a target for both envy and admiration, and finds a growing kinship that pushes her to investigate.
—Rebecca Hannigan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
In The Bone Temple, Samson develops an unexpected kinship with Kelson, who learns how to drug the alpha into a more docile state.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Hemmed in by selfishness, alienation, and subcultural silos, the fracturing Flynns share a kinship with the casts of unhappy-family classics such as Philip Roth’s American Pastoral, Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth.
—Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Cooper describes Britton as a big personality, a target for both envy and admiration, and finds a growing kinship that pushes her to investigate.
—Rebecca Hannigan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
Noun
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The placement and relationships of all the elements are decisions made by the designer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Kate later told Mary Berry that William tried to pull out all the stops in the kitchen to impress her early on in their relationship.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Camp Lucy, a Texas Wine Country resort, is also expanding with the debut of Folklore, a new spa experience blending wellness, color therapy and social connection.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mike doesn’t know it yet but his life is about to become tied up with that of Lou (Mark Ruffalo), the old-school, Columbo-style cop on his trail, and Sharon (Halle Berry), an insurance broker with connections to some of the richest men in the world.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Initiatives include expanding gold storage facilities, refineries, central clearing systems, investment channels like tokenization, and even forming a trade association for the industry.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The association with the Stones.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Benjamin Moore Cinnamon Slate 2113-40 Designer Susan Jamieson has an affinity for muted tones with a bit of nuance, like Cinnamon Slate by Benjamin Moore.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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George Saunders has an affinity for ghosts.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Despite its volatility, its general correlation with traditional asset classes such as stocks, bonds, and fiat currencies has generally grown.—
Jason Phillips,
Ascend Agency,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hood pushed back on the idea that investors should draw a direct correlation between capital expenditures and Azure’s revenue figures.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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