KISSING COUSINS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

kissing cousins

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plural of kissing cousin

as in stocks

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Noun

But rising bond yields make safer government debt more attractive relative to stocks, while also reducing the present value investors assign to companies’ future earnings.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Oil jumped by more than 5% to $95 a barrel, while Asian stocks slid over worries the latest attacks point to protracted hostilities.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of stocks

Noun

Well, one of the biggest things because one of them is also how many Republicans, especially in key races, actually show up in a place like Texas, in a place that the president is billing as so important for these next 60 days.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
The startled deputy lets out a scream and races back toward his patrol vehicle.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of races

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High-deductible plans carry deductibles of at least $1,700 for individuals and $3,400 for families in 2026, according to the IRS.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Educational Freedom Accounts provide families taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition and certain homeschooling expenses.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of families

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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

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After being implanted beneath the skin of their backs, the tissues developed their own blood supply and began to contract spontaneously.

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Among adult pedestrians killed in nighttime crashes, about a third had blood alcohol levels indicating intoxication; so did about 20% of those killed during the day.

— Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of blood

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Language requiring state agencies to secure tribal consent before building projects that might affect Indigenous spiritual practices and the ability of tribes and individual members to sue if those rights are violated.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Quannah ChasingHorse is a Han Gwich’in and Sicangu/Oglala Lakota land protector and fashion model from Eagle Village, Alaska, and the tribes of South Dakota.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of tribes

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An aerial view of houses surrounded by mud, rocks and debris following flash floods on September 03, 2026 in Betravati village, Rasuwa, Nepal.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
The funding is handled by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, which reports that 91% of buyers acquire one-family houses or condos, and that the average age of a recipient is 34.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of houses

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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
Tupac’s sister, Sekyiwa, and his stepbrothers and cousins were on the other side of the aisle.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of cousins

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