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intimacy

[in-tuh-muh-see] / ˈɪn tə mə si /


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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

I liked the intimacy and the rawness of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 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

Sometimes, in the intimacy of their bedroom, Blanca told her anecdotes about him and taught her his songs, warning her not to hum them in the house.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

His mind slalomed elegantly through the intimacies of his body, his marriages and his neighborhood, but never through ideology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

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

“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

The screenplay winds through backroom plots, burial ceremonies, mysticism and the intimacies of a husband and wife caught in a deadly crucible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

There was no sneaking past its rough guard, even to get to one’s own yard of intimacies.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen


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