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intimate

[in-tuh-mit] / ˈɪn tə mɪt /






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The intimate restaurant is dimly lit, romantic and undeniably cozy, with tables packed close together.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"I'm doing a secret intimate gig in London on the 5th July, next month, and I would love nothing more than for some of you to attend," she wrote.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Time and Water” is a curiously vibrant elegy, teeming with appreciation for the intimate majesty that is all life, generational and geologic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Gellar also praised their fans for allowing them to enjoy a very private life at home with their children, noting that they have always strived to keep their more intimate family life behind closed doors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

From this new and intimate perspective, she learned a simple, obvious thing she had always known, and everyone knew: that a person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn, not easily mended.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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