1
as in community
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
that clan of football fans has parties every weekend on which the New England Patriots play
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2
as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the whole clan gets together only for holidays
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Recent Examples of clan
But Trump has already indicated a willingness to meddle in the workings of media companies — and given his closeness with the Ellison clan, he’s widely expected to weigh in.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Supported, at least initially, by his pious wife, Najmeh (Soheila Golestani), and his two teenage daughters, Rezvan (Mahsa Rostami) and Sana (Setareh Maleki), Iman and his clan seem set for a comfy bourgeois life.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Television networks are finally catching up to Red-era Taylor Swift and getting obsessed with the Kennedy clan.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
But Gaza is home to numerous clans and militant groups, with score-settling and criminality posing a threat to order in the Palestinian enclave, even after the ceasefire.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Supported, at least initially, by his pious wife, Najmeh (Soheila Golestani), and his two teenage daughters, Rezvan (Mahsa Rostami) and Sana (Setareh Maleki), Iman and his clan seem set for a comfy bourgeois life.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Television networks are finally catching up to Red-era Taylor Swift and getting obsessed with the Kennedy clan.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
But Gaza is home to numerous clans and militant groups, with score-settling and criminality posing a threat to order in the Palestinian enclave, even after the ceasefire.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clan
Noun
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Audiences had come to embrace B-movie glory, unusual stories, and the idea of cult midnight screenings built around the idea of outsider community.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Coastal communities were hit hardest by the storm’s devastating winds, with some remote fishing villages nearly flattened by the hurricane.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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After dinner, the family took a photo together one last time in the house's iconic entryway, and Caitlyn joined in, too, though Kendall had to remind her to put her phone away and smile for the photo.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hamida’s decision not to go to India comes with the recognition that the return of thousands of abducted women to their families wasn’t an indication that society was suddenly progressive.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Earlier in the day, Knowles spoke with Sherri Shepherd on the Sherri show, and praised Blue Ivy for performing onstage with her mother in front of crowds of 70,000 people per night.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ellis summoned Bovino to testify Tuesday after plaintiffs accused him of throwing a tear gas canister into a crowd of demonstrators without justification or warning – a characterization DHS has refuted.—
Devan Cole,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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The scene was a day 11 reward challenge, before which the remaining players were redivided into three new tribes.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the union filed a lawsuit in November 2023, alleging that the tribe had refused to select an arbitrator to conduct the card-counting process.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Unlike the luxe Louis Vuitton version, which retailed at $2,850, the new Emboss pack can be purchased at a fraction of the price while supplies last.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Here’s a 6-pack of Dolphins notes, including some clarity on the issue of Tua Tagovailoa running.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tanya Taylor hosts Delphine at her house for a party in New York City.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The set includes a long stick for full-house cleans, a short handheld for smaller messes, a wall mount, and a convenient charging dock for quick grab-and-go sessions.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Airwallex also offers its global network of licenses and services to other fintech companies through API integrations, such as facilitating Brex, Rippling, and Deel’s international expansions.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The network also published the complete transcript of the 90-minute interview online.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Saban won a national title at LSU in 2003 and then a bunch more at Alabama.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the recent renaissance of high-end cast-iron cookware has brought back these vintage-style pans, and the Lancaster is our favorite of the bunch.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Clan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clan. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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