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kissing cousins

noun

plural of kissing cousin
as in stocks

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  1. stocks
  2. races
  3. families
  4. people
  5. blood
  6. tribes
  7. houses
  8. cousins
Noun
  • Enterprise software stocks soared Monday on Amodei's call to slow down AI development.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But for several, the drops were not as sharp as Monday’s caused by the slide for AI stocks.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of stocks
Noun
  • Bregman estimated the Bregman Family Racing’s horses have won around 25-30 races over the years.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The liberal Yabloko party, the only registered political entity that dared to criticize the war, was removed from the ballot last month by Russia’s Supreme Court, and only has a few dozen candidates in the single-constituency races.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of races
Noun
  • In Uganda, as in South Sudan, millions depend on subsistence agriculture to feed their families.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to honor the lives lost to suicide, to stand with the families and communities suicide has touched, and to renew our commitment to prevention.
    — Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of families
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • In a Towie-style home, her former close friend Cee, who is married to Marcus’s brother Mario (Agamemnon), hosts a tense event to mark her return – blood-spattered and still in shock.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The lymphatic system runs alongside blood circulation and picks up fluid and larger particles that veins cannot absorb, moving that waste back toward the bloodstream so the kidneys can filter it or the body can reuse it.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of blood
Noun
  • The Houthis have run into stiff resistance from local tribes, Basha told CNN.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • California is an example of a state in which prediction markets are available even though only tribes may legally offer gambling.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of tribes
Noun
  • Instead of traditional television advertising, the campaign will convene local civic groups and houses of worship, as well as fraternities and sororities.
    — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • To be sure, small businesses are a messier asset than houses.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • Alliums Many people are surprised to find out that our good old culinary onion (Allium cepa) has a tremendous number of very showy cousins that are grown as ornamental bulbs.
    — Paul Cappeillo, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
  • For the Schmidts, that family tradition — cousins, cows, and 75 years of fair days — is what makes the little things in life worth celebrating.
    — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of cousins
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“Kissing cousins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kissing%20cousins. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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