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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party
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as in cousin
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
since she did not appear to be kin to either side, we've no idea what she was doing at the wedding
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as in kindred
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Recent Examples of kin
Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
Embedded in the world of the living, premodern ghosts were almost extended kin.
—Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Bennett’s musings have an ethical component: if a nuisance tree, or a dead tree, or a dead rat is my kin, then everything is kin—even a piece of trash.
—Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
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Noun
Kat Dennings plays his kin in the comedy that premieres Jan. 8.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
Embedded in the world of the living, premodern ghosts were almost extended kin.
—Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Chickens also retain a smidge of the predatory instinct that made their kin such formidable hunters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Bennett’s musings have an ethical component: if a nuisance tree, or a dead tree, or a dead rat is my kin, then everything is kin—even a piece of trash.
—Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kin
Noun
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Another devastated neighborhood, Altadena, 35 miles to the East, had some more modest homes that families had owned for generations.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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For family affairs, the International Spy Museum welcomes all ages.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Cops took the cousin, believed to be in his mid-20s, into custody without incident.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2025
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His brother Rod Dameron, a skilled bodywork specialist with a knack for hot rods, tackled the car’s body restoration alongside his cousin Rodney Creed, who brought his mechanical skills to the table so that the cars could actually run.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The West Virginia native who grew up in a small mountain town felt a kindred community in Altadena and wanted to offer his version of a neighborhood restaurant there.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Another approach, aesthetically antithetical but practically kindred, uses digital means for figurative hyper-similitude.—
Glenn Adamson,
ARTnews.com,
16 Dec. 2024
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The Kansas City area was once a dwelling place for at least four different Indian tribes.—
Daniel Desrochers,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Biden was scheduled to appear at an event announcing the creation of two new national monuments that will honor Native American tribes.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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The trendy and functional dual suite is perfect for multi-generational families who want room for a relative, a need that showed up in Shea Homes’ research.—
Caitlin Montoya,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2025
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The identities of the other victims have not been released, but a list provided by the medical examiner’s office includes streets where families suspect their relatives may have died.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In 2017, the ship was delivered, and by 2018, the vessel was busy replenishing allied vessels across the Pacific.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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In the summer of 2024, Germany was reportedly developing plans to deploy 800,000 German and allied troops eastward if tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to escalate.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Colonna’s film is set in the 1990s, which in real life was a crucial period of upheaval for the island’s social, political and economic prospects, with clan wars on the rise.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 Jan. 2025
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Each clan of sperm whales uses its own set of clicking sounds to communicate.—
The Atlantic Science Desk,
The Atlantic,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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While the causes of this recent bout of inflation were multifaceted and largely related to the Covid-19 pandemic and its fallout, the sharp rise in prices hit Americans hard and proved to be a critical factor at the ballot box.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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In a related action, Alijah A. Coleman, 19, Chicago, was charged with manufacture/delivery of cannabis/more than 100 grams after officers recovered 21 plastic sandwich bags containing 165 grams of cannabis, about 50 empty sandwich bags and two digital scales, police said.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kin. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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