next of kin
noun phrase
: one or more persons in the nearest degree of relationship to another person
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MaineHealth, a nonprofit system that includes hospitals, health care facilities and clinics in Maine and New Hampshire, sent letters to 531 patients, expressing condolences that included information on how next of kin could resolve their estates.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the deceased after notifying next of kin.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The authorities will remove the remains and notify the next of kin.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the man who died after his next of kin has been notified.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the deceased after notifying next of kin.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The authorities will remove the remains and notify the next of kin.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the man who died after his next of kin has been notified.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for next of kin
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“Next of kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next%20of%20kin. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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