clans

noun

plural of clan
1
as in communities
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 tribes
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 clans The Richards family is one of America’s richest clans, thanks to its electrical manufacturing company Southwire. — Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Warrior Cats is based on Erin Hunter’s feline book series that follows the adventures and drama of multiple clans of feral cats. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 June 2026 The event consists of live music, competition events such as highland dancing and sheepdog trials, food vendors and educational classes on what Scottish clans are. — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 Publishers Coolabi Group and Chinese online giant Tencent Video have greenlit the series, adapted from Erin Hunter’s novels about battling clans of feral cats, which have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026 Our story begins in the winter of that year, as Murashige — along with his wife Chiyoho (Yuriko Yoshitaka) and the small handful of clans loyal to their family — barricade themselves behind the peripets of Arioka Castle and wait for death to arrive at their doorstep. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 May 2026 However, the ruthless King Saran (Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor) has suppressed magic users and enacts a rule of terror, which Zelie hopes to end in order to reunite Orisha’s clans. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 In mid-July, armed groups affiliated with Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri clashed with local Bedouin clans, spurring intervention by government forces who effectively sided with the Bedouins. — ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026 For almost as long, these two clans have also been intimate friends (and relations) of the Pelosi family. — James Reginato, Vanity Fair, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clans
  1. communities
  2. tribes
  3. networks
  4. families
  5. cliques
  6. houses
  7. crowds
  8. circles
Noun
  • Bass said that the Lineage crisis is an environmental justice issue and highlights the health risks communities of color are disproportionately exposed to.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • In recent years, major museums, including the American Museum of Natural History, the Penn Museum, and the Met, have removed human remains from exhibition or returned them to descendant communities.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of communities
Noun
  • The federal government is poised to announce a major decision about the fate of the shrinking Colorado River — a crucial water supply for 40 million people across two countries, seven states and 30 tribes.
    — Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 15 July 2026
  • Though today controlled by the Bureau of Land Management, Grand Staircase–Escalante is the homeland of an array of Native American tribes, including the Hopi, the Navajo, and the Ute Nation of Utah.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of tribes
Noun
  • Disney Channel Kids The tween audience of the early aughts had multiple networks catering to them, and Disney Channel’s musical ascent was just beginning.
    — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 5 July 2026
  • Their assets, systems and networks are considered so essential that their disruption would have a debilitating impact on national security, public safety or the economy.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • Soccer will bring the families in, and the plan is to use the Current’s charity partners to offer families additional resources when needed, Aken said.
    — PJ Green July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • Related Stories Khosla’s group beat out a handful of other bidders, including a group led by billionaire Aditya Mittal, a member of one of India’s richest families, said the people, who were granted anonymity because the details are private.
    — Scott Soshnick, Variety, 12 July 2026
Definition of families
Noun
  • Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.
    — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • Ramsey numbers for same-size red and blue cliques are called diagonal Ramsey numbers.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026
Definition of cliques
Noun
  • Under France’s legislative process, however, the National Assembly has the final say when the two houses of parliament disagree.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Off Nine Mile Road, his 7,500-square-foot building houses people from the age of 18 to people over 60.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • Theater crowds spill onto the sidewalks, bars begin filling before sunset, and dinner plans can change three times in one evening.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • The festivities continued Monday as nearly 1,000 sailors and crew members from 16 different nations marched through Boston's Seaport, drawing crowds eager to celebrate maritime traditions and America's 250th anniversary.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of crowds
Noun
  • As darkness settled over Washington Square Park, supporters formed circles, waved Ghanaian flags and continued singing Jama into the evening.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Along the way, planners often become favorites within certain circles.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of circles

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