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
The cousins are encouraged that the board will allow both brothers to be eligible for parole again in three years.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
She’s supported by a feisty cousin and a wise and loving uncle/surrogate father who just happens to converse with bees.
—The Know, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
The Crabbs then finished fourth in the tournament after losing to Chilean cousins Marco and Esteban Grimalt in the third-place match, 21-16, 21-18.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Running in parallel has been his cousin, France’s Arthur Rinderknech, who plays Daniil Medvedev in the second semifinal for the right to make the last ATP 1000 final of the season a family affair.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
She’s supported by a feisty cousin and a wise and loving uncle/surrogate father who just happens to converse with bees.
—The Know, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
The Crabbs then finished fourth in the tournament after losing to Chilean cousins Marco and Esteban Grimalt in the third-place match, 21-16, 21-18.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Running in parallel has been his cousin, France’s Arthur Rinderknech, who plays Daniil Medvedev in the second semifinal for the right to make the last ATP 1000 final of the season a family affair.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousin
Noun
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Beginning Wednesday night and continuing into Thursday, joyful relatives of hostages and their supporters spilled into Tel Aviv’s central square, which has become the main gathering point in the effort to free the captives.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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At Islam’s home, in the Bronx, Mamdani was received by the officer’s parents, his pregnant widow, his children, and other grieving relatives.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Putin himself has previously suggested that the United States supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The confrontations, while risking a broader conflict, also pose a geopolitical opportunity for India, which has cautiously sought to improve relations with the Taliban, perhaps filling the diplomatic hole left by its regional rival, Pakistan, analysts said.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Linda, who is a therapist, must balance her job with the inevitably time-consuming repairs, which grind to a halt when a contractor has a family emergency.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Being a great place to work is about structure as well as culture, whether the business in question is listed, family-owned or private equity-backed.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Sonia, Sunny, and their kin — people who can afford to vacation in Europe, though only after being humiliatingly interrogated to get a visa — are case studies in uneven privilege.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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Like their terrestrial kin in the river and ponds above them, cavefish reproduce starting in the early spring.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
17 Sep. 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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Our family grew—from the three siblings left in the wake of our mother’s death—to a bustling bunch of kinsmen redeemers.—
James T. Farmer,
Southern Living,
8 July 2025
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“Cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousin. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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