Synonyms
Examples of kinship in a Sentence
He feels a strong kinship with other survivors of the war.
feelings of kinship between the team's players and their fans
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McElhenney talks about feeling kinship with Wrexham star Ollie Palmer, as both have parents who came out as gay.
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Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
If Bradley hadn’t already felt a kinship with his character before, staring into Jack Rooney’s eyes — or having Jack Rooney stare back at him — certainly clinched it.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
California Kobe Bryant had a special kinship with Latino fans and culture
Jan. 27, 2020
A basketball lay at the edge of the courts.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Whether this reaching out is a matter of instinct or design is not the point; some public figures have a talent for kinship, and some don’t.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Acknowledging a kinship of sorts, motorcyclists gave frequent thumbs-up to the Morgan, claiming the three-wheeler as one of their own.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
Legend quickly leveraged his connections to the Latin music world to forge a bilingual kinship with Mafe.
—USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
The inspiration for Michael’s new book, Muse: Cicely Tyson And Me: A Relationship Forged in Fashion, directly stems from their kinship.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 24 Jan. 2024
In fact, what director, creator, and writer Issa Lopez built is an intrepid and unapologetic character study about the power, compassion, and kinship of Indigenous women.
—Caroline Reilly, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
If Bradley hadn’t already felt a kinship with his character before, staring into Jack Rooney’s eyes — or having Jack Rooney stare back at him — certainly clinched it.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
California Kobe Bryant had a special kinship with Latino fans and culture
Jan. 27, 2020
A basketball lay at the edge of the courts.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Whether this reaching out is a matter of instinct or design is not the point; some public figures have a talent for kinship, and some don’t.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Acknowledging a kinship of sorts, motorcyclists gave frequent thumbs-up to the Morgan, claiming the three-wheeler as one of their own.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
Legend quickly leveraged his connections to the Latin music world to forge a bilingual kinship with Mafe.
—USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
The inspiration for Michael’s new book, Muse: Cicely Tyson And Me: A Relationship Forged in Fashion, directly stems from their kinship.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 24 Jan. 2024
In fact, what director, creator, and writer Issa Lopez built is an intrepid and unapologetic character study about the power, compassion, and kinship of Indigenous women.
—Caroline Reilly, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinship. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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kinship
noun
kin·ship
ˈkin-ˌship 
: the quality or state of being kin : relationship
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