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close-knit

[klohs-nit] / ˈkloʊsˈnɪt /




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Asco was a fecund ecosystem, as is the close-knit community of contemporary artists following in its footsteps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission has long warned about “affinity fraud,” in which scammers exploit trust within religious, ethnic or other close-knit communities.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

One such location, the city of Loma Linda, Calif., has a large population of Seventh-day Adventists, who are principally vegetarian, abstain from alcohol and tobacco, have close-knit social networks and exercise regularly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Alden added: "Shoreham is the sort of place where the community comes together at times like this. We are a very close-knit community."

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

He could make out Cutie’s large, gleaming figure at the Martian L-tube, watching closely as the team of robots worked in close-knit unison.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov


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