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 introduced themselves and Blair brought one of his research binders in from the rental car.
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
Instead, maybe book a nearby hotel and visit your cousin during the day.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 9 Aug. 2025
Her cousin, content creator Miguel Santiago, confirmed her death to PEOPLE shortly after honoring her memory on his social media pages.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The corporate power struggle echoes similar events over a decade earlier in 2014, when former owner Arthur S. Demoulas fired his cousin Arthur T. Demoulas.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
Instead, maybe book a nearby hotel and visit your cousin during the day.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 9 Aug. 2025
Her cousin, content creator Miguel Santiago, confirmed her death to PEOPLE shortly after honoring her memory on his social media pages.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The corporate power struggle echoes similar events over a decade earlier in 2014, when former owner Arthur S. Demoulas fired his cousin Arthur T. Demoulas.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousin
Noun
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The Alves family settled in Danbury, where a relative owned a successful cleaning business.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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Authorities did not identify him immediately, pending notification of relatives.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Election results 2025: Detroit and Wayne County primary races, ballot proposals Trailing the incumbents, former council member Janee' Ayers had 13.4% of the votes, while Detroit Fire Department community relations chief James Harris secured 6.9%.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The statement followed a three-hour meeting in Moscow between Putin and Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, focused on the war in Ukraine and U.S.-Russia diplomatic relations.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Determine family meeting places, and make sure to include an out-of-town location in case of evacuation.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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His family often had to hide in the bushes in the countryside — sometimes for days at a time — to escape rebel attacks.—
Sophia Li,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But Ariadne also has an emotional connection to her monstrous kin and genuinely wants better for him.—
John Wiswell,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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Police are still working on notifying the first worker’s next-of-kin, so the person has not been identified yet.—
Helena Wegner
July 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 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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Rediscovering his family’s ancestral land centuries after the religious wars forced those kinsmen to flee, our caballero soon steps in to protect a local clan from an oppressive landowner and his abusive henchmen.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2024
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“Cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousin. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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