Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kissing cousins
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Cybersecurity stocks dropped for a second day on Monday as investors fretted over new artificial intelligence security tools that threaten to displace the sector's longstanding business models.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Attack drones filled urgent gaps in Ukraine’s infantry defenses and artillery stocks in late 2023.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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His customers come from all walks of life, from all backgrounds, of all races.—
Andrés Soto,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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After dominating the skiing circuit for so long—Shiffrin owns an all-time record 108 World Cup wins—but failing to medal in her last eight Olympic races going back to PyeongChang, Shiffrin found herself under extreme pressure to deliver in the slalom, her best event.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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Fairbanks, a communications consultant for nonprofits and a political organizer, has created a new campaign – Keep MN Housed – to help struggling families make their rent and avoid eviction.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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For some families, the total cost of diapers in the first year of their child’s life can exceed $1,000.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Beyond stellar evolution, the computational techniques developed for the study could help researchers model complex flows in oceans, atmospheres, and even blood circulation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Before 2017, the blood in period advertising was blue.—
Ralph Jones,
HubSpot,
20 Feb. 2026
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But once tribes hit the beach, the focus immediately turns to strategy, socializing, and whipping up votes, with barely any effort devoted to making camp or fire.—
Kristen Geil,
Outside,
24 Feb. 2026
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Adding to the diverse mix were hired hands from tribes such as the Comanche, Cheyenne and Apache, who became unrivaled horse whisperers long before settlers arrived on their lands.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Barry Whittington, broker and office manager with RE/MAX First, shared in January that OKC went through a phase where people weren't putting their houses on the market because there wasn't much to buy.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
22 Feb. 2026
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The most elaborate of these suites spanned the top floors of houses and were filled with thoughtful decorations and toys.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
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Her mother had the means to send her to a private school, but cousins and family members did not.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lightweight and razor-sharp, gyuto knives are typically longer than their santoku-style cousins.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
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The remixing of the ancient lineages then supported the modern gibbons' genetic health and enabled population regrowth.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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These lineages of genius and generosity, our inheritances of these epistemologies and practices may soon become our only defense, our only offense, and our only wealth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Kissing cousins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kissing%20cousins. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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