closeness
Example Sentences
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Even in the strict silence this human closeness was joy and strength.
From Literature
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It’s as if he’s making up for all that closeness a minute ago, creating as much distance as he can.
From Literature
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With all this closeness, with all the running, with the dance of the dogs, I thought I knew them and with that thought—with that attitude—I wasn’t learning anything.
From Literature
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It’s an indescribable closeness, more potent than any dividend.
From Salon
The Japanese Robatakan restaurant posted a photograph on its Instagram page of the damage caused and expressed its "closeness to all those involved".
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.