intimacy
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Reclaim human intimacy: As A.I. makes inroads into all aspects of society, are chatbots damaging our capacity to maintain relationships with real people?
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
“The Age of Cures” lacks some of the vivid intimacy of Mr. Werth’s earlier work, but occasionally a moment breaks through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Simon says that broken sleep, caused by a partner's snoring, can lead to irritability, arguments, and - if it is decided that sleeping in separate rooms is needed - reduced intimacy.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Telluride’s intimacy is part of its peculiar power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
He was a master of the sudden change of register—a joke, or a phrase of unexpected intimacy.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
At moments, poignant domestic intimacies such as cooking and bathing threaten to break the detente and let in some emotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
The lines that had once been carved in laws and norms are obsolete in the eyes of an algorithm designed to lure you into the performative intimacies of strangers’ lives.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2025
“They find their intimacies not necessarily in the stability and resolution of marriage but in love affairs and chosen family and friendships with women.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
“Women’s friendships are created and maintained principally through conversation, where the focus is often on intimacies and the discussion of social and emotional issues,” researchers mused.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2024
He wanted to tell her something about himself, too, wanted to exchange small kernels of intimacies with her.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing intimacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan
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