Word of the Day: kinship

kinship ˈkin-ˌship noun

1. (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

2. a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

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The word kinship has appeared in 133 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on May 12 in “New York Fashion Week Will Be a Thing Again” by Jessica Testa:

For Joseph Altuzarra, the decision to bring his runway shows back to New York — much like his decision four years ago to take them to Paris, where he was born and raised — was “a very emotional, personal decision.” He made it while working in the city during the pandemic.

“I felt a really strong kinship with the city that I hadn’t felt as deeply in a long time,” Mr. Altuzarra said. “I missed the energy.”

Daily Word Challenge

Can you correctly use the word kinship in a sentence?

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