closeness
Example Sentences
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Here’s hoping that closeness lasts at least through the fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The results suggest that constant closeness can become another source of pressure in highly confined environments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The closeness of the race only underscores one of El-Sayed’s challenges going ahead: reuniting a fractured party after a bitter primary campaign.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Someone who is secure is comfortable with both closeness and independence in relationships.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The closeness of Christmas to Nancy Clutter’s birthday, which was right after New Year’s, had always created problems for her boy friend, Bobby Rupp.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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