as in cousins
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
to protect the family honor, he sought to revenge the murder of his kinsman
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Recent Examples of kinsmen
But the chief’s kinsmen failed to honor his request.
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinsmen
Noun
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Aya Abu Naser, 29, lost her cousins, aunts, and uncles.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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In the play, cousins Amina and Sade have just attended the funeral of Sade’s mother.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The sheriff said the victims’ relatives have been notified.—
Mike Schneider,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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His parents and sister, as well as his nephews, died before he could be accounted for, but he is survived by a niece and dozens of more extended relatives.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The body of commentary that has developed since, particularly in the field of postcolonial studies, has traced the ways in which uninvited borrowings follow the vectors of asymmetrical power relations.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Lai's visit to Eswatini, the only African nation that maintains formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, was called off after the Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles were pressured by China to withdraw permission for Lai's plane to fly over their territory, Taiwan said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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“Kinsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinsmen. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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