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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With nearly one-third of Los Angeles County's 10 million residents being foreign-born, the declaration has significant social and economic implications, especially for immigrant and mixed-status families.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025 -
If the president had not wasted time floating perverse ideas about real-estate opportunities in Gaza, thousands of Palestinian lives might have been saved, and more of the Israeli hostages would be in the bosom of their families.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Cryer had cousins who played football at Nebraska and TCU.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The cousins are encouraged that the board will allow both brothers to be eligible for parole again in three years.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The answers to these questions are the subject of an exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts of close to 100 works — primarily contemporary — by 62 Anishinaabe artists from 21 tribes from Michigan and the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada.—
Jane L. Levere,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The 14 remaining castaways morphed into two tribes of seven, with the original Hina holding a majority alliance in one tribe, while the original Uli held a majority in the other.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) responded to the scene and took custody of the children until the arrival of relatives traveling from Texas.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Our closest ape relatives, like chimps and bonobos, show a fair amount of violence, as did many groups of hunter-gatherers.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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Michael Milshtein, head of the Palestinian Studies Forum at Tel Aviv University and a former IDF intelligence officer, said Hamas has seized the clans’ weapons and money, much of it originating from Israel, drawing parallels to Hezbollah’s takeover of southern Lebanon in 2000.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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However, Hamas members have also waged deadly shootouts with Palestinian clans, which are essentially armed gangs.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The problem is that the world of interpersonal relations is hard to put a number on.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Tensions were already high between Washington and Bogotá over President Gustavo Petro’s attempts to curb drug trafficking, threatening the countries’ close security and commercial relations.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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These houses were once used for Rockport’s fishing and granite industry, and are now home to quaint shops, restaurants, and art galleries.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Per the brand, that search led him on a five-year journey with Italian factories that produce items for luxury fashion houses.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Kins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kins. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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