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close-knit

[klohs-nit] / ˈkloʊsˈnɪt /




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And then “decided” with her close-knit teammates Sunday “to be national champions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

“Y’all are a close-knit family,” Anthony observes early on, and before long, he’s part of it, motivated to protect the company, which he will refer to as “us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The players were a close-knit team when they arrived in Australia for the Women’s Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament involving 12 teams from the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The verdict closes a dark chapter that brought fear and suspicion to the close-knit town.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“If you get too large, you don’t have enough work in common. You don’t have enough things in common, and then you start to become strangers and that close-knit fellowship starts to get lost.”

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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