kissing cousins

Definition of kissing cousinsnext
plural of kissing cousin

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • On Wall Street, stocks of companies with big fuel bills helped lead the market thanks to falling oil prices.
    Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • European stocks also appeared to be taking a breather, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 rising almost 1%.
    Will Clark, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The millions of dollars seeking to influence the outcome of Illinois’s races have been met with criticism from both winners and losers of these contests, sending a warning signal to major PACs and industries that the 2026 elections may be harder to influence than in previous cycles.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But like many of the other races in the state, criticism of Israel and AIPAC support became a defining feature of the home stretch.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • During Monday’s event, the company presented a $50,000 donation and pledging 500 volunteer hours to Nourish Up, formerly Fishes & Loaves, a nonprofit addressing food insecurity for Charlotte families.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Carie Hallford, 48, faced up to 20 years in prison for taking over $130,000 from families for funeral services, including cremations, and often giving them urns full of concrete mix instead.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But the organization is retaining its wider prohibition against receiving transfusions of others' blood -- a procedure routinely used with patients after accidents, violence or other blood loss.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Slow running also increases the size and strength of your heart chambers, increases blood volume, and improves the strength of your connective tissues, tendons, and bones, Hamilton adds.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Prager was deeply interested in the intricacies of the growing process, as well, sometimes spending weeks in the Colombian mountains living with the indigenous tribes that grew his weed and becoming close friends with his Colombian contacts that moved the product onto his boats.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Around the world, Starlink is utilized by 10 million users and counting, from rural communities to Ukrainian battlefields to remote Amazonian tribes.
    Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Emma Stone Emma Stone shimmered in a simple empire waist design with cap sleeves by one of her favorite fashion houses, Louis Vuitton.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Residents in houses gathered on rooftops and hung out of windows, with one girl with her leg outside tossing beers down from the second story to her friends on the porch.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • My husband and one of the men are cousins.
    R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Lachney is perhaps best known for her female lead role in Gentefied, the Netflix series following three Mexican-American cousins and their struggle to chase the American Dream, which ran for two seasons, earning GLAAD and Peabody Award nominations.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Comparative studies show that an appendix-like structure evolved independently in at least three distinct lineages of mammals – marsupials, primates and glires, a group that includes rodents and rabbits.
    Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
  • But a new investigation of Asgard genomes has revealed previously unknown lineages of the microbes in shallow coastal sediments, some of which appear tolerant of and use oxygen, according to a study published February 18 in the journal Nature.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Kissing cousins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kissing%20cousins. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.

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