Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kissing cousins
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were volatile in early trading on Tuesday and were on course to round-off their worst monthly performance in six years, as uncertainty over the trajectory of the Iran war lingers.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Over the long run, stocks have created great wealth.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Behind driver Tyler Reddick, 23XI won four of the first six races, months after MJ settled his lawsuit with NASCAR regarding a challenge to the racing circuit’s charter system.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Small shifts in persuasion matter, particularly when races are close.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Those inflated bills are eating into families’ budgets at a time when gas, grocery and housing costs are high and threatening to climb further, limiting many Americans’ ability to save money and build wealth.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The main motivation is the seven grieving families.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The guys have put in blood, sweat and tears to develop a top-four defense two weeks ago.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Tests done after the trial, when the men were appealing their convictions, showed the stains were not blood.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some Native American tribes refer to the April full moon as the breaking ice moon, the frog moon, the sucker moon and the budding moon of plants and shrubs.—
Hali Smith
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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For those following news about the war on social media, this affinity network—all these different figures with their own little tribes—has been quickly replacing images of the war with commentary on it.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tucked away in a quiet corner of the grounds, the spa has the same haute-hippie vibe as the houses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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To be sure, America is short by multiple millions of houses.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Beatrice and Eugenie are cousins to Phillips and perhaps a little more likely to get an invite.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Whereas their longer cousins tend to swallow an outfit whole, short trenches emphasize the waist and share the spotlight with the bottom half of your look.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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That experience introduced mo‘o—continuity, succession—as a guiding thread for the triennial, reminding me that everything exists in relation and within long lineages of care.—
Wassan Al-Khudhairi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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More broadly, the discovery highlights hidden biodiversity in groundwater systems and suggests older evolutionary lineages preserved underground.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Kissing cousins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kissing%20cousins. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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