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as in close
closely acquainted
intimate friends who can practically finish each other's sentences
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2
as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
they trusted each other enough to share intimate thoughts
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as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
usually quite aloof in public, he's actually very relaxed with his intimates
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as in to indicate
to convey an idea indirectly
trying to intimate that there was more going on than anyone knew
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Recent Examples of intimate
Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Gone is funding for a project to understand the connection between minority stress and intimate partner violence and another that looked at gender disparities in adolescent mental health.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Reviews mention a variety of creative uses, too: organizing belts, scarves, jewelry, purses, shopping bags—even air drying swimwear, intimates, and damp gym clothes.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2025
Lynette Rice, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
At a Politico event on Tuesday, Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro intimated that Xi and Trump had plans to hash out the actions by phone.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
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A rehearsal dinner is an important pre-wedding event that is meant for an intimate group close to the couple.
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Other intimates brands, such as Victoria’s Secret, have tried and largely failed to branch into activewear, so Skims might be able to prove itself a winner in the space with Nike by its side.
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In the episode, life will intimate art as Culpo tries to capture content after a literal minefield is discovered on the ocean floor.
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There are several international destinations where pickpocketing is extremely common, so having all of my essentials close is a priority.—
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The six-point halftime margin would be the closest Boise State would be to Nebraska for the rest of the game.—
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In the subsequent months, her attorneys worked out an arrangement for Schrader to pay a confidential sum to resolve her allegations.—
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In confidential interviews, students voiced deep frustration that their academic experience is being eclipsed by ideological imperatives, with many lamenting the intrusion of political conformity into spaces meant for intellectual and professional growth.—
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The actor died on Saturday, March 29, at 11:15 p.m. local time in Waimanalo, Hawaii, of complications following a stroke, a friend of Chamberlain's working on behalf of his retired publicist tells PEOPLE.—
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When stuck in a disagreement, step outside your own emotions and discuss the issue as if advising a close friend in the same situation.—
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For example, the report cited that collision data collected in the Czech Republic indicated that the police database contained only 43% of the injuries recorded by the public health insurance system.—
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The governing Liberals had appeared poised for a historic defeat, but polls indicate that Carney has recently opened up a lead over Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.—
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And then, aren’t cats emblematic of whatever is familiar but ultimately unknowable?—
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Customers at Clark’s can expect a menu that looks familiar to those who enjoyed The Good Wurst.—
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With respect to a private creditor pursuing relief in state court, the answer is yes.—
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NewsGuard has been a target of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, even though the federal agency does not have regulatory jurisdiction over the private rating service.—
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Lou was brought home, happy and healthy, to the obvious delight of his best buddy.—
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The Fall-Out During that trip to Western Pennsylvania, my buddy and I stuck four trout in two days.—
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This implies a poor Debt-to-Equity Ratio of 64.7% (vs. 19.0% for S&P 500).—
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Such methodology doesn’t necessarily align with the conventional approach for calculating tariffs and implies the U.S. would have looked at only the trade deficit in goods and ignored trade in services.—
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“Intimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimate. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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