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
See All Example Sentences for kinship
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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The information contained in this article reflects multiple conversations with various sources at the Spanish champions, all of whom wanted to speak anonymously to protect relationships.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Investors had cheered the talks and the prospect of change at a fiercely independent company that had relied on decades-old relationships.—
Edwin Chan,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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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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This is noted in the movie, with Lecter saying Bill isn't trans and Clarice pointing out there's no correlation between trans people and violence.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Other studies have found a correlation between geographic mobility and burial preference, perhaps because burial connects a person to a place in perpetuity.—
Tanya D. Marsh,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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