kindreds

noun

Definition of kindredsnext
plural of kindred
as in families
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor the kingdom's royal kindred actually numbers in the thousands

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  1. families
  2. tribes
  3. clans
Noun
  • Last month, the Onion gleefully revealed its winning bid for Infowars, which was sued into bankruptcy (as was Jones) after the families of victims in the Sandy Hook mass shooting in Connecticut won a judgment in 2022 against Jones in a defamation suit.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In a subsequent court filing, Murray said the Onion’s bid was valued at $7 million when factoring in the backing of the Sandy Hook families.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of families
Noun
  • The tribes and Lower Basin states are continuing to wrestle with a consensus, but time is running out for this session, the Navajo delegation pointed out.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Short-term leases will give the tribes the resources to help pay for infrastructure and delivery.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of tribes
Noun
  • Any recognition of Somaliland as an independent state will result in dangerous repercussions, including exacerbating internal divisions between the various clans of Somaliland that support independence and others that seek to remain within the Somali federal state.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement California wildlife officials are poised to decide whether to designate six isolated clans of pumas as endangered or threatened species under state law.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of clans
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