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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Originally Published: April 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM CDT
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Kanye West reveals past incestuous relationship with male cousin
NFL mock draft 3.0: Who will the Chicago Bears select with their top 3 picks?
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John J. Kim, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
As the new photo shows, MRO is still going strong, hunting for signs of past water activity on the Red Planet, serving as a communications relay for surface craft like Curiosity and its younger cousin, Perseverance — and keeping tabs on these robots' movements from time to time as well.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
This newfound wealth introduced many opportunities to Jed Clampett, his mother-in-law Granny, cousin Jethro and daughter Elly May.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Small models are not used as general-purpose tools like their larger cousins.
—Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 13 Apr. 2025
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John J. Kim, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
As the new photo shows, MRO is still going strong, hunting for signs of past water activity on the Red Planet, serving as a communications relay for surface craft like Curiosity and its younger cousin, Perseverance — and keeping tabs on these robots' movements from time to time as well.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
This newfound wealth introduced many opportunities to Jed Clampett, his mother-in-law Granny, cousin Jethro and daughter Elly May.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Small models are not used as general-purpose tools like their larger cousins.
—Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousin
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The human rights group’s findings are based on more than 100 interviews with victims, relatives and witnesses, along with a review of 76 videos, 17 photographs and official documents such as death certificates and court records.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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On March 9, just before 4:30 p.m., dispatchers received a report of a nonverbal child who ran away from his family at a supermarket in the 9600 block of Mission Gorge Road, leaving relatives unable to find him, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Monday, April 28.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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During a meeting of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission on Tuesday, Shane Carter, the airport's director of public affairs and governmental relations, told officials that a request for qualifications tied to the consultancy was issued on Jan. 31.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 Apr. 2025
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The consent decree sought to enhance accountability and community relations.—
Natasha Dartigue,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Access to high-growth startups has historically been limited to elite capital such as venture firms, family offices, and hedge funds.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Asian elephants—the extinct woolly mammoth’s closest surviving kin—require 22 months, the longest gestation period of any mammal.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Among other differences, Remus and Romulus also have wider heads, larger teeth and jaws, and more muscular legs than its kin, Time reported.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 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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At the time of President Lincoln's assassination, my father was in Washington visiting his kinsman, Col. Thomas M. Vincent, who was on the staff of the Adjutant General.—
Chris Ciaccia,
Fox News,
3 Sep. 2020
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“Cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousin. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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