next of kin
noun phrase
: one or more persons in the nearest degree of relationship to another person
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His identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
He hasn't yet been identified pending notification of next of kin.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The identities of the deceased will be withheld pending the notification of next of kin.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Yolo County coroner’s officials will identify the tractor-trailer’s driver after notifying next of kin.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
He hasn't yet been identified pending notification of next of kin.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The identities of the deceased will be withheld pending the notification of next of kin.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Yolo County coroner’s officials will identify the tractor-trailer’s driver after notifying next of kin.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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 28 Jan. 2026.
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