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closeness

[klohs-nis] / ˈkloʊs nɪs /


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Closeness erodes formal language, imbues utterances with private meaning.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Closeness is impossible between an artist and a critic.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019

Closeness and frank conversations can emerge out of this swathe of time, at unplanned moments such as during a journey to a football match or while doing another activity.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2019

Closeness with his narrator is also a liability.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2019

Closeness or cheesiness are danger signals, warnings of lack of fermentation,—so is a slate-coloured interior.

From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Knapp, Arthur William




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