as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
usually quite aloof in public, he's actually very relaxed with his intimates
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as in implies
to convey an idea indirectly
trying to intimate that there was more going on than anyone knew
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Recent Examples of intimates
Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Spanx’s Cyber Monday sale, which runs through Tuesday, December 2, is packed with impressive bargains on best-selling denim, cozy loungewear, intimates, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Finally, a place to shop for comfy, everyday intimates that weren’t all lace and push-ups.
—Kayla Kitts, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
An alumna of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Gupta brings over 25 years of experience across the intimates, fashion and digital-first retail sectors.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 14 Nov. 2025
The 45-year-old actress and singer posed in lingerie to announce the launch of her new line of intimates.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
As the dark fills his wood, owl and dark become each other’s intimates.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Malia Griggs, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2025
What Zagajewski had in mind, perhaps, is the encomium, praise as a classical enterprise—the verb alone intimates the mode of speech at the heart of the ancient quarrel between poetry and philosophy itself, tracing back to Plato and before.
—Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Sportswear is hitting the stores now, with intimates and sleepwear heading toward brick-and-mortar in March; all styles will continually drop online.
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Beyond denim, Abercrombie is known for its range of basics, as well as its lounge, active, and intimates label, Aerie.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimates
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But friends who settled in America urged them to move across the Atlantic, where the training facilities were better and the opportunity for ice time aplenty.—
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Her brother shaved his head alongside her, while friends organized care packages, drove her to sessions and offered constant encouragement.—
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The firm's new price target of $605 implies 17% upside from Thursday's close.—
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This tells us that if P being true implies Q being true, then Q being false implies P also must be false.—
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That would also certainly be one of the biggest jumps from last year, though one of Bednar’s other buddies, San Jose’s Ryan Warsofsky, might help the Sharks to an even bigger improvement.—
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The September mid-day heat was rising steadily, so the two buddies went back to their vehicle to rest and regroup.—
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For example, 10k, 14k, and 18k mean 10-carat, 14-carat, and 18-carat gold, and 925 indicates sterling silver.—
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That the decade’s anniversary is considered worth marking indicates that Bowie’s standing remains undiminished, with an end that came only two days after the release of his final album, the masterly Blackstar.—
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In addition to Chase and his family, the doc includes revealing interviews with the star’s former collaborators and confidants, including Mike Ovitz, Dan Aykroyd, Beverly D’Angelo, Goldie Hawn, Lorne Michaels, Ryan Reynolds and Martin Short.—
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Regardless, Rubio has reportedly been telling confidants that Vance has the first right of refusal regarding a presidential campaign.—
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But Raevyn hints that her twin brother Finch is involved in the killings.—
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Some early research hints that cold triggers parasympathetic activation (the body’s calming response), but most of the buzz here comes from anecdotal sources, not clinical trials.—
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Confrontation, Khamenei suggests, is an inevitability.—
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As the name suggests, everything—from cover to pages—is black, so just any ink won’t show up.—
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“Intimates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimates. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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