as in relative
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
we both were surprised to learn that we are distant cousins
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Recent Examples of cousin
The cousin, identified as 18-year-old Jaquveon Wright, also worked at Taco Bell, WISN reported.
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Denise Richards' allegations that estranged husband Aaron Phypers physically abused her were backed up in court Monday by his cousin, Kathleen McAllister.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
On September 27, 2024 Rwanda announced the country's first Marburg outbreak — a deadly virus that's a cousin to Ebola.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
On that show, Reigns saved his cousins, The Usos, from a post-match attack by The Vision's Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, immediately setting up a conflict with the group.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Denise Richards' allegations that estranged husband Aaron Phypers physically abused her were backed up in court Monday by his cousin, Kathleen McAllister.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
On September 27, 2024 Rwanda announced the country's first Marburg outbreak — a deadly virus that's a cousin to Ebola.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
On that show, Reigns saved his cousins, The Usos, from a post-match attack by The Vision's Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, immediately setting up a conflict with the group.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousin
Noun
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Some of her maternal relatives were buried close by and their ancestry derived from northern Europe.—
Duncan Sayer,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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There were a lot of people, maybe more than five hundred, activists and relatives and friends and comrades.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These numbers indicate the pressure placed on the blood vessel walls in relation to your heartbeat.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
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Those areas include youth investment, violence diversion work, community violence intervention, crime survivor support, reintegration and community-police relations.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dancers and band members from the nearby Edison School of the Arts performed at the grand opening ceremony, where Elanco launched a nutrition program to feed and educate 250 families in the Valley Neighborhood.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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To find that balance, for myself and my family, I meal-prep about once a week.—
Millie Peartree,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sonia, Sunny, and their kin — people who can afford to vacation in Europe, though only after being humiliatingly interrogated to get a visa — are case studies in uneven privilege.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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Like their terrestrial kin in the river and ponds above them, cavefish reproduce starting in the early spring.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
17 Sep. 2025
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Compared to Joshua Thompson and his kinsmen, the McAlberts of Canton were mere liegemen in the local hackerama.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
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Our family grew—from the three siblings left in the wake of our mother’s death—to a bustling bunch of kinsmen redeemers.—
James T. Farmer,
Southern Living,
8 July 2025
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“Cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousin. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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