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intimate

[in-tuh-mit] / ˈɪn tə mɪt /






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The apartment features a cozy fireplace, renovated kitchen, and intimate aesthetic.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

This restoration shows why the poems had to be so jaggedly intimate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

"There are times when you doubt your own emotions, like, 'Oh, am I the only one who wants to be this intimate? Are they not committed to this relationship?'"

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Below this threshold, communities, businesses, social networks and military units can maintain themselves based mainly on intimate acquaintance and rumour-mongering.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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