as in relative
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
we both were surprised to learn that we are distant cousins
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Recent Examples of cousin
Other members of his family, including cousins and uncles, are also FDNY Firefighters, according to the department.
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Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Brady's cousins and uncles also serve in the FDNY.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The exhilarating Christmas Eve in Miller's Point wastes no time in assembling its massive cast of mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, and pet lizards.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Princess Eugenie and Beatrice aren’t keeping their feelings secret from their cousin.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cousin
Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Brady's cousins and uncles also serve in the FDNY.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The exhilarating Christmas Eve in Miller's Point wastes no time in assembling its massive cast of mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, and pet lizards.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Princess Eugenie and Beatrice aren’t keeping their feelings secret from their cousin.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cousin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousin
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Early that afternoon, the officers walked into a conference room where about a dozen relatives—including Ryan’s mother, stepfather, father, and three siblings, plus Emily’s mother and father—sat in chairs in a semicircle.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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On June 20, 1940, someone told the night policeman, Tip Hunter, that Elbert Williams, a relative of Elisha Davis, had been overheard proposing a meeting between the Brownsville and Jackson NAACP branches.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The outcome could potentially have lasting ramifications for civil-military relations and the boundaries of presidential power under the Constitution, particularly during protest movements and domestic emergencies.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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O’Neill could separate politics from personal relations.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For example, for a family of three paying $22,000 annual premiums with a $21,000 deductible is essentially paying mortgage on an expensive non-existent house.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In her eight years practicing family law, Jackie Combs has helped her clients navigate many divorces.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Now that their legendary predecessors have gained high regards in their own right, these younger kin are blazing their own trails.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Behind closed doors, network execs cursed the growing power, and seeming lack of accountability, of streamers, while many of those at Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video and their kin still saw their linear counterparts as dinosaurs nearing extinction.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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But the chief’s kinsmen failed to honor his request.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Compared to Joshua Thompson and his kinsmen, the McAlberts of Canton were mere liegemen in the local hackerama.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousin. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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