as in relative
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
we both were surprised to learn that we are distant cousins
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Recent Examples of cousin
Unlike their alligator cousins, which are known to occasionally attack people, American crocodiles tend to be shyer and less aggressive.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Days later, police pulled his body from Buffalo Bayou — part of the city’s 2,500 miles of waterways — and about a mile and a half upstream from where two roommates last saw him alive, according to his cousin, Lauren Freeman.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Dos Hermanos, which eventually operated four locations in South and East Austin, was owned by Ibarra’s father and uncle, and Ibarra’s siblings and cousins made up the bulk of the restaurant’s staff during those early years.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Like its Japanese cousin, mizunara, garryana is a gnarled tree that can be tough to work with and turn into barrels given its irregular grain.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Days later, police pulled his body from Buffalo Bayou — part of the city’s 2,500 miles of waterways — and about a mile and a half upstream from where two roommates last saw him alive, according to his cousin, Lauren Freeman.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Dos Hermanos, which eventually operated four locations in South and East Austin, was owned by Ibarra’s father and uncle, and Ibarra’s siblings and cousins made up the bulk of the restaurant’s staff during those early years.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Like its Japanese cousin, mizunara, garryana is a gnarled tree that can be tough to work with and turn into barrels given its irregular grain.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousin
Noun
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The body awaits autopsy and notification of relatives.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Yolo County coroner’s officials were called to the scene and will release the name of the SUV driver after notifying relatives.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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With aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relations, my mother and I listened to the prayers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Clear messaging can help relations of all kinds flow smoothly now.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And so the conflict between love, on one side, and faith, family, and tradition reignites, in a season that retraces the arc of its predecessor—and especially its finale—a bit too closely.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Behind closed doors, network execs cursed the growing power, and seeming lack of accountability, of streamers, while many of those at Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video and their kin still saw their linear counterparts as dinosaurs nearing extinction.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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Sonia, Sunny, and their kin — people who can afford to vacation in Europe, though only after being humiliatingly interrogated to get a visa — are case studies in uneven privilege.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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But the chief’s kinsmen failed to honor his request.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Compared to Joshua Thompson and his kinsmen, the McAlberts of Canton were mere liegemen in the local hackerama.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousin. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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