1
as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party
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2
as in cousin
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
since she did not appear to be kin to either side, we've no idea what she was doing at the wedding
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as in kindred
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Recent Examples of kin
Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The woman played dead as gunmen terrorized, robbed, and killed her Alawite kin in their village in western Syria.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Bennett’s musings have an ethical component: if a nuisance tree, or a dead tree, or a dead rat is my kin, then everything is kin—even a piece of trash.
—Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
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Noun
If no close relatives exist, state law may dig up increasingly distant kin, and in extreme cases, your estate may even escheat to the state (which is a lawyerly way of saying the government gets it).
—Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The woman played dead as gunmen terrorized, robbed, and killed her Alawite kin in their village in western Syria.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Chickens also retain a smidge of the predatory instinct that made their kin such formidable hunters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Bennett’s musings have an ethical component: if a nuisance tree, or a dead tree, or a dead rat is my kin, then everything is kin—even a piece of trash.
—Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kin
Noun
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Here's when to pay up, and when to walk away These 12 family beach resorts go way beyond sandcastles and sunscreen Cruise cabin math: When booking two rooms makes more sense than one This story was updated to add new information.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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For instance, a business outlet would be interested in news of a family entertainment center expanding its locations, but a cybersecurity publication wouldn’t be unless there is a relevant angle, such as new data security innovations happening to protect customer data.—
Jason Mudd,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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While their claims of abuse and threats to their lives from their parents were it to be revealed led to the killings were not admitted in their second joint trial, a letter Erik wrote to his late cousin surfaced decades later that confirmed the abuse.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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Resident Sarfaraz Ahmad Mir said Pakistani shelling overnight killed his cousins, a twin boy and girl aged 11-years-old.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s policies and rhetoric seem aimed at nothing less than turning America’s dark double into its kindred soul.—
Eric Jason Martin Tanya Pérez Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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The record will appear on his debut album Order Chaos Order, out June 13, which emerged from a kindred dichotomy.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Shawnee Nation was a powerful and populous tribe in Ohio, but after being ejected by the federal government in 1831 for resettlement to Oklahoma, the ravages of disease brought the tribe down to below 80 members, according to Wallace.—
Kevin Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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These were big, shaggy beasts belonging to a Toda tribe.—
Cyril E. Holland,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
Noun
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The man — identified by officials as 52-year-old Eric Slate — was a relative of the animal's owner.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
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Hundreds of people were shifted to temporary homes, while others left to stay with relatives far from the border as fighting intensified earlier in the week.—
Aftab Ahmed,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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With the Berlin Airlift, begun in June 1948 and continued to the end of September 1949, the United States and Great Britain delivered 2.3 million tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Allied sectors of Berlin when the Soviet Union cut off rail and road access.—
Nicolaus Mills,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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Chinese warships often keep tabs on the allied exercises.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
Noun
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The mockumentary-style series follows the lives of the diverse Tucker-Pritchett-Dunphy clan in suburban Los Angeles, offering a humorous take on familial dynamics.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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This was the latest Met Gala for the Kardashian-Jenner clan.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Anyway, Minnesota has now started down its path to protecting the free speech and related rights through the UPEPA.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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But seven of the instances involved chimpanzees providing care to others, and in four of those cases, the animals weren’t closely related.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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“Kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kin. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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