kissing cousin
noun
1
: one that is closely related in kind to something else
2
: a person and especially a relative whom one knows well enough to kiss more or less formally upon meeting
Examples of kissing cousin in a Sentence
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Unfortunately, the top-tier Avenir, even with its nearly $60k base price, is outclassed by competitors, including its kissing cousin, the Cadillac XT6.
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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
The nut is technically a seed, a kissing cousin to the cashew, and oddly, the mango.
—Dallas News, 23 Mar. 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
The organizers walked a razor's edge with scheduling, especially between the Flora and Fauna stages, which were kissing cousins a few hundred yards from each other.
—Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2018
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
The nut is technically a seed, a kissing cousin to the cashew, and oddly, the mango.
—Dallas News, 23 Mar. 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
The organizers walked a razor's edge with scheduling, especially between the Flora and Fauna stages, which were kissing cousins a few hundred yards from each other.
—Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2018
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