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intimately

[in-tuh-mit-lee] / ˈɪn tə mɪt li /


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My mother shaped my love of gastronomy more intimately than Julia Child.

From Salon

I know intimately the destructive power of some of the lies we tell our children; I also understand that deception can be the only way to protect them.

From The Wall Street Journal

You’ll want to find a real-estate agency intimately familiar with your market and that has a team of experts, or access to others, to sell your home smoothly and quickly.

From MarketWatch

Deconstructing and reconstructing a dish you know intimately teaches you not just theory, but execution — how flavors layer, how textures shift, how balance is achieved.

From Salon

Since the end of World War II, Washington’s relationship with Moscow was its most carefully calibrated, helmed by spy agencies who knew their rival intimately.

From The Wall Street Journal