Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clansmen
Noun
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But the chief’s kinsmen failed to honor his request.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His relatives are urging the college's Board of Trustees and administration to rescind the decision and allow McKinley to retire with dignity.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Unlike many of its meat-eating relatives, this creature may have been omnivorous or herbivorous.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Like other large birds, mom and dad work together to ensure their offspring will survive.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Curled at the forelegs is a smaller camel’s carcass, likely its offspring.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Overlooked in all the post-game hoopla and cheese-grating is the team’s management, members of the McCaskey clan, scions of legendary Bears founder George Halas, who died in 1979.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Clansmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clansmen. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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