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
Sometimes, those groups combine in much larger clans of up to 1,000 animals around a vital resource like a watering hole.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had previously said the Southeast Asian country would not engage with the ICC, only for Manila to reverse its stance this week following the collapse of an alliance between the Marcos political dynasty and Duterte’s clan.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Yakumo is a young member of the Raven clan, a rival to Ryu’s own.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
In coincidental tandem, the families behind both enterprises, both of Jewish-immigrant origins and both interlopers from the provinces (the Shuberts from upstate, the Times clan from Tennessee), had been collectively responsible for colonizing Times Square since its birth.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had previously said the Southeast Asian country would not engage with the ICC, only for Manila to reverse its stance this week following the collapse of an alliance between the Marcos political dynasty and Duterte’s clan.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Yakumo is a young member of the Raven clan, a rival to Ryu’s own.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
In coincidental tandem, the families behind both enterprises, both of Jewish-immigrant origins and both interlopers from the provinces (the Shuberts from upstate, the Times clan from Tennessee), had been collectively responsible for colonizing Times Square since its birth.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clan
Noun
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The couple, beloved in their community of Santa Fe, New Mexico, were found dead in their home Feb. 26.—
Caren Bohan,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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But being involved in the community also has informed changes.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Access to high-growth startups has historically been limited to elite capital such as venture firms, family offices, and hedge funds.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Maybe the Birmingham crowd was just really living in the moment, because there aren’t too many videos of the screen during this stop’s Apple dance.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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Image Another photo that appeared inside depicted a large crowd gathered around the smoldering debris.—
John Otis,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Two complaints were filed by conservative legal advocacy groups on behalf of small businesses, and the third by members of the Blackfeet Nation tribe in Montana.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The last person standing from each team would win individual immunity, and the last person standing overall would win peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the tribe, and more importantly, the second slot at tribal council.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Or maybe Apple could revive its excellent MagSafe battery pack, which was retired when Apple switched from Lightning to USB-C connector on the iPhone.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Users will get a starter pack of five unique ingredient cards to begin the Ingredient Quest experience.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The house was filled with physical evidence: A bloody palm print.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Macro trends don’t look favorable either, with high interest rates reducing demand for houses nationwide and the tariff war threatening to add thousands of dollars to the cost of building materials.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Its network of electric vehicle chargers benefits thousands of drivers daily, especially since they can be used to charge non-Tesla EVs.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The introduction of Cloud WAN, for instance, aims to extend Google’s private network availability to enterprise customers and support the efficient and secure movement of data, models and applications across regions.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Williams, who owned a 2.12 ERA in four career starts against the Twins, struggled to throw strikes against a patient Twins bunch.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Brad Pitt is zooming around in a race car, a new karate kid makes his debut (with help from the old one), a bunch of rampaging dinosaurs return, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are acting freaky once more.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Clan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clan. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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