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Recent Examples of kissing cousin
Whereas the Missouri entry is known for its live entertainment backdropped by majestic beauty, its kissing cousin in Tennessee has that and a whole lot more.
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David Dickstein, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Unfortunately, the top-tier Avenir, even with its nearly $60k base price, is outclassed by competitors, including its kissing cousin, the Cadillac XT6.
—Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 12 June 2023
There's kissing cousins and then there's this...
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2023
Morning glory is easy to grow from seeds in most soils and is a kissing cousin to field bindweed, one of the weed vines for later discussion.
—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2021
Rethink Overalls Get over your jumpsuit by flirting with its kissing cousin, the overall.
—Vogue, 28 Mar. 2019
After weeks of teasers that started with kissing cousins and ended with the news that Ari's former Victorious costar would be in the video, the full, entire thing is here for our viewing pleasure (with tons of outfit inspiration to go around, BTW).
—Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 30 Nov. 2018
McConnell is pushing for this legislative change to remove a barrier inhibiting the versatile plant some call marijuana's kissing cousin.
—Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2018
David Dickstein, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Unfortunately, the top-tier Avenir, even with its nearly $60k base price, is outclassed by competitors, including its kissing cousin, the Cadillac XT6.
—Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 12 June 2023
There's kissing cousins and then there's this...
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2023
Morning glory is easy to grow from seeds in most soils and is a kissing cousin to field bindweed, one of the weed vines for later discussion.
—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2021
Rethink Overalls Get over your jumpsuit by flirting with its kissing cousin, the overall.
—Vogue, 28 Mar. 2019
After weeks of teasers that started with kissing cousins and ended with the news that Ari's former Victorious costar would be in the video, the full, entire thing is here for our viewing pleasure (with tons of outfit inspiration to go around, BTW).
—Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 30 Nov. 2018
McConnell is pushing for this legislative change to remove a barrier inhibiting the versatile plant some call marijuana's kissing cousin.
—Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kissing cousin
Noun
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New York City’s mayoral race has captured attention far beyond city limits.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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In May, the Swiss company became the first title partner of the elite motorsport’s Grand Prix de Monaco race.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
28 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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Together, those five stocks alone account for roughly one quarter of the value of the entire S & P 500 .—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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If past collections are any indication, this fall-ready layer won’t be in stock for long.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For Reze Arc, every member of the production team offered up a huge amount of blood and, as a result, the movie is bursting with energy.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Doctors can clamp an intact aneurysm and stop blood flow to the bubble, restoring the blood vessel wall.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tanya Taylor hosts Delphine at her house for a party in New York City.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The set includes a long stick for full-house cleans, a short handheld for smaller messes, a wall mount, and a convenient charging dock for quick grab-and-go sessions.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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They were joined by Anthony's cousin, Connor Cook, Connor's girlfriend Miley Altman, friend Paul Murdaugh and Paul's then-girlfriend, Morgan Doughty.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sacrament revolves around two cousins from San Bernardino, Larette and Cherrise, who, along with two traveling nurses—four ICU nurses in all—are isolating in individual Mallard trailers in CamperWorld, three blocks from Our Lady of Sorrows hospital.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Joanne even gets a Jewish childhood frenemy, Abby Kaplan (Brody’s real-life partner Leighton Meester), retconning some basic familiarity with the tribe for a woman who previously claimed not to know what Shabbat was.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes as well as American colonists, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That ancient lineage somehow persisted in Europe for millennia before eventually being replaced by modern variants.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tibetan Buddhists orally transmit tenets in a lineage from the Buddha to the present.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Kissing cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kissing%20cousin. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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