propinquity
Example Sentences
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The explanation for their propinquity lies not in the creation of some whiz-bang, life-changing, paradigm-bending consumer product, or the shining virtues or particularly fertile minds that grace Silicon Valley’s fruited plain.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025
As well as reflecting on the shocking propinquity of life and death, Donne is tormented by his isolation, as a patient:
From The Guardian • Dec. 4, 2017
To borrow the title of Scott Eyman’s smart, generous chronicle, they became “Hank & Jim,” a pair of guys who asked nothing of each other but propinquity.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2017
A place like the King Cole Bar, which crowds strangers into thigh-grazing propinquity, is an ideal spot for people-watching.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2016
Trotwood sat in the same row as Harry, two or three seats away from him—the acquaintance was not even of the type that alphabetical propinquity is responsible for.
From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells
Vocabulary lists containing propinquity
The Scarlet Letter
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Close Encounters: Synonyms for "Near"
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 15
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