closeness
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"What matters most is being with the victims' relatives, that they feel the closeness, because words at a time like this are pointless, but a hug helps," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
But in Kenya the Zimbabwean businessman was viewed with great suspicion because of his closeness to Ruto - something expressed loudly on social media since his death.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Such closeness is inherently limiting, even when it’s ideal, too.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Davis did not shy away from his closeness to Manson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
In the exchange of letters there grew a closeness neither of them could have imagined.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing closeness
"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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