kinswoman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinswoman
Noun
  • Our family grew—from the three siblings left in the wake of our mother’s death—to a bustling bunch of kinsmen redeemers.
    James T. Farmer, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
  • Rediscovering his family’s ancestral land centuries after the religious wars forced those kinsmen to flee, our caballero soon steps in to protect a local clan from an oppressive landowner and his abusive henchmen.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • For the trucker who’s wiring part of his paycheck to his parents in Mexico, the nurse who’s supporting her siblings in Nigeria, or the Afghan interpreter who’s helping his cousins resettle, the tax is a penalty on one of the purest expressions of human freedom: ...
    Brayden Myers, National Review, 18 July 2025
  • Collins will play Louis, White Sun’s good-natured and levelheaded cousin.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Ancestors and descendants dance at the perimeter of Harjo’s poems, and her definition of relative is wide enough to hold every living thing—panthers, raccoons, tobacco plants.
    The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
  • Look out for others: Stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
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“Kinswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinswoman. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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