close-knit
adjective
: bound together by intimate social or cultural ties or by close economic or political ties
close-knit families
Examples of close-knit in a Sentence
a close-knit family that constantly keeps in touch
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Pressing for payment could humiliate people, who often arrive with their extended families, Parmar explained, and in a community this close-knit, that could mean losing dozens of patients, including many of the Medicaid patients who keep the clinic afloat.
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Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Of course, that’s partly the appeal of this movie: The men wind up disappearing into the background, and we’re left with three girls and their moving and close-knit friendship with one another.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The next installment of the 9-1-1 franchise — which started with 9-1-1 in Los Angeles starring Angela Bassett in 2018 — is set inside a busy and close-knit Nashville firehouse.
—Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
The way the members of Seventeen are so close-knit and truly like brothers is something their fans, known as Carats, adore.
—Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Their neighborhood and school make up a small and close-knit community where people know each other.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
His response was an indication that Mahomes and Jones are close-knit.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
The population is small but close-knit, with some residents having lived here for 30 years.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
The skydiving community is close-knit, and every loss is deeply felt.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Of course, that’s partly the appeal of this movie: The men wind up disappearing into the background, and we’re left with three girls and their moving and close-knit friendship with one another.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The next installment of the 9-1-1 franchise — which started with 9-1-1 in Los Angeles starring Angela Bassett in 2018 — is set inside a busy and close-knit Nashville firehouse.
—Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
The way the members of Seventeen are so close-knit and truly like brothers is something their fans, known as Carats, adore.
—Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Their neighborhood and school make up a small and close-knit community where people know each other.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
His response was an indication that Mahomes and Jones are close-knit.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
The population is small but close-knit, with some residents having lived here for 30 years.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
The skydiving community is close-knit, and every loss is deeply felt.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Close-knit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close-knit. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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