as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the wedding joined the two tribes together
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Recent Examples of tribe
Your tribe had such an incredible lead.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2025
The area is the homeland of the Chippewa, or Ojibwe, tribe, an Anishinaabe people.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
While the winning tribe, Hina, gets flint, a pot, and a machete, the two losing tribes must now choose one representative to go fight for their supplies.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The Survivor 49 premiere airs Wednesday, Sept. 24, but fans got a sneak peek at the season, including highlights from the first episode, via Survivor's official Instagram the last two days:
Survivor 49 cast
The 18 castaways will be split up into three tribes with six players on each tribe.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2025
The area is the homeland of the Chippewa, or Ojibwe, tribe, an Anishinaabe people.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
While the winning tribe, Hina, gets flint, a pot, and a machete, the two losing tribes must now choose one representative to go fight for their supplies.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The Survivor 49 premiere airs Wednesday, Sept. 24, but fans got a sneak peek at the season, including highlights from the first episode, via Survivor's official Instagram the last two days:
Survivor 49 cast
The 18 castaways will be split up into three tribes with six players on each tribe.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribe
Noun
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Linda, who is a therapist, must balance her job with the inevitably time-consuming repairs, which grind to a halt when a contractor has a family emergency.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Being a great place to work is about structure as well as culture, whether the business in question is listed, family-owned or private equity-backed.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The youngest of the Day-Lewis clan, Cashel Day-Lewis, followed in 2002.—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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But the most visible female performers are still constrained, forced to navigate complex paths to fame while balancing the expectations of family, clan, and a conservative society.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As the man of the house — for his mother, twin sister and three younger sisters — his adolescence came with different pressures.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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All the while, the enchanted garden where Travis would get down on one knee was being assembled outside of his and Swift’s house.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Or what folks are interested in during a Packers game or Bucks playoff game.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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His maintaining that connection to regular folks is probably why his international fan base has grown so quickly.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Tribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribe. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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