as in relatives
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 cousins
Chabon’s novel, about two Jewish cousins who create a fantastically successful comic-book superhero named the Escapist, should make fine operatic material.
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Their older cousins in the Smiths camp will never experience that joy.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Thousands took to the streets this weekend to demand justice for the three victims – cousins Morena Verri and Brenda del Castillo, both 20, and Lara Gutiérrez, 15 – whose bodies were found buried in a Buenos Aires suburb on Wednesday.
—Manuela Castro, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Abhimanyu, the teenaged son of the great archer Arjuna, dies at the hands of his own uncles and cousins, flanked on all sides and hopelessly outnumbered.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
My dad, my grandfather, my great grandfather, all of them died by 47, and many men and my cousins an relatives have died before 50 because of this.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Jean followed her gaze out the window, to where Wole was bantering with Jean’s brother Sylvester and Jerrald and some of Jerrald’s cousins who’d been staying with them since Katrina, the summer before.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Legislators have cautioned that procreation between cousins can increase the chance of birth defects.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Jayce was working on getting his numbers and ABC’s down pat, learning to tie his shoes, reading books at the library with his aunties and cousins.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Their older cousins in the Smiths camp will never experience that joy.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Thousands took to the streets this weekend to demand justice for the three victims – cousins Morena Verri and Brenda del Castillo, both 20, and Lara Gutiérrez, 15 – whose bodies were found buried in a Buenos Aires suburb on Wednesday.
—Manuela Castro, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Abhimanyu, the teenaged son of the great archer Arjuna, dies at the hands of his own uncles and cousins, flanked on all sides and hopelessly outnumbered.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
My dad, my grandfather, my great grandfather, all of them died by 47, and many men and my cousins an relatives have died before 50 because of this.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Jean followed her gaze out the window, to where Wole was bantering with Jean’s brother Sylvester and Jerrald and some of Jerrald’s cousins who’d been staying with them since Katrina, the summer before.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Legislators have cautioned that procreation between cousins can increase the chance of birth defects.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Jayce was working on getting his numbers and ABC’s down pat, learning to tie his shoes, reading books at the library with his aunties and cousins.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousins
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Her relatives were considering a plan to take on debt to stay open this winter, a proposition that worried her because, with Grand Canyon Lodge and other park visitor services destroyed, there is no guarantee of what next year’s traffic will look like.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Their names were being withheld by police, pending notification of their relatives.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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China, India resume flights after five-year hiatus China and India agreed to restart direct flights after a five-year hiatus, the latest sign of thawing relations between the world’s most populous nations.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Buck began her career at Fox News Channel as a media relations coordinator.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cousins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousins. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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