1
as in families
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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2
as in cousins
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 Synonyms for kins
Noun
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Nickelodeon features an annual SpongeBob altcast, complete with animations intended to appeal to young children or families watching together.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Des Moines resident Jacob Hardigree, 33, was among the many millennials interviewed by Newsweek in July about the wave of young people moving back to the Midwest to buy homes and start families.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As with its culinary cousins—jambalaya, red rice, and hoppin’ John—the environment dictated what went into the pot.—
BJ Dennis,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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Aunts, uncles, cousins, and family friends who spoke my language and understood the nuances of my life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the season goes on, the tribes will dwindle down until there's one sole survivor.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which attempted to eliminate or remove all tribes to west of the Mississippi River.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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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
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For decades, rival groups accused one another of inflating voter rolls by having relatives who lived outside the county travel there to vote on Election Day.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His death effectively ended the O’More as one of the major Irish clans.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After battling Bukele in public and her own embassy in private, Manes announced a pause in diplomatic relations and left El Salvador in late 2021.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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In a further sign of growing Sino-Nigerian relations, Abuja is considering certifying China’s C919 commercial jet for use, Bloomberg reported.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its health arm houses UpToDate, a popular clinical decision support software for medical professionals.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Around two dozen left for institutional settings, such as hospitals, or temporary locations like friend’s houses or motels.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Kins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kins. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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