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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party
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as in cousin
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
since she did not appear to be kin to either side, we've no idea what she was doing at the wedding
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Recent Examples of kin
Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Bennett’s musings have an ethical component: if a nuisance tree, or a dead tree, or a dead rat is my kin, then everything is kin—even a piece of trash.
—Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
And the sisters’ experiences highlight the importance of family bonds to healthy childhoods – whether in the care of parents or other kin.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025
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Noun
Chickens also retain a smidge of the predatory instinct that made their kin such formidable hunters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Bennett’s musings have an ethical component: if a nuisance tree, or a dead tree, or a dead rat is my kin, then everything is kin—even a piece of trash.
—Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Adjective
Talk of a coming blizzard starts in the cold open; Jacob loads Zane and his kin into the wagon anyway.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
And the sisters’ experiences highlight the importance of family bonds to healthy childhoods – whether in the care of parents or other kin.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kin
Noun
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Also, Ford said that on July 17, Ford employees and dealers will come to the North Texas Food Bank to pack food boxes for local Texas families, including those impacted by the floods.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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Often mistaken for gulls at a distance, prions are members of the petrel family and are superb oceanic flyers.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Around that time, though, his cousin Will Childers, who was also at Georgia and is now a pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers’ farm system, needed a second Tommy John surgery.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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John Lawrence Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter said his two grandchildren survived, but their cousin, 9-year-old Janie Hunt, died.—
July 7,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Welch had been a fixture among the best minds of the Beat generation—a friend of Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac and Gary Snyder, a kindred California spirit whose writing never achieved the same profile.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
27 June 2025
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On a separate note, your connection with your kindred, parents and family should be going quite well, too.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
15 June 2025
Noun
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The Ngāi Tahu are the principal Māori tribe of the southern region of New Zealand — home to the South Island giant moa, the largest of the nine moa species Colossal plans to restore over the next five to 10 years.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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The research center — which will take the lead in directing the moa efforts — was established in 2011 to support the Ngāi Tahu, the principal iwi (Māori tribe) of the southern region of New Zealand.—
Degen Pener,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Avoid sun exposure: Avoid direct sun exposure, protect yourself and check on vulnerable relatives and neighbors.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Look out for others: Stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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As has been its wont for many years now, over its three days the festival offers a lineup that mixes folk and roots (however understood) and non-folk artists.—
Stuart Munro,
BostonGlobe.com,
19 July 2022
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The songwriter in question is Phoebe Kreutz, darling of the New York City anti-folk movement of the early ‘00s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 July 2022
Noun
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These are Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, and Lady of the Lake. Baptism of Fire sees Geralt caught between two warring clans, and Ciri join a group of thieves called The Rats.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The Miller clan, led by its head huncho Master P, were there to dominate everything from music to business in a way that had never been done before from southern artists (or MOST artists in fact).—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Clark was the No. 1 overall draft pick – in the 2024 WNBA Draft – and also appeared in back-to-back national championships with the Iowa Hawkeyes, falling short both times to Angel Reese’s LSU and South Carolina, respectively.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Shane Beamer took the Clemson job while in the middle of winning a national championship at South Carolina.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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“Kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kin. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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