kith

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Recent Examples of kith Timothy Treadwell, an environmentalist and a filmmaker who lived with brown bears in Alaska for thirteen summers, loved the bears, thought of them as his friends, his kith and his kin. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023 All familiar sights around Christmas, when the social obligations of the festive season draw people together with their kith and kin. Elisabeth Blagrove, Quartz, 25 Dec. 2019 According to Ms Debos, the need for France’s intervention showed that some high-ranking officers were unwilling to fight their kith and kin among the rebels. The Economist, 18 July 2019 Although Edward IV had the Lancastrian King Henry VI secretly murdered in the Tower in 1471, to close off the enemy dynasty, Richard couldn’t get away with the same thing with his own kith and kin 12 years later. Andrew Roberts, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kith
Noun
  • The second man, who is said to be in his 70s, has yet to be identified by the office pending next-of-kin notification.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t forget—we’re also expected to do office kin-keeping too.
    Glamour, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There’s already a Lake George in Hammond where folks fish for bass.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • That is exactly what Delany-Brumsey did in her time at Fountain House, a leading nonprofit which uses the successful clubhouse model for such folks.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • There could be challenges that pop up during this time, like needing to handle family problems or stepping in to help one of your kindreds.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 1 June 2025
  • The French researchers, working with another team in Montreal, Canada, identified a specific problem mutation in this kindred.
    Markham Heid, Time, 6 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • Low-income borrowers carried auto loan debt balances that were nearly $4,000 higher, on average, than households with earnings above roughly $175,000, the organizations found.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • Poorer households, defined as those earning less than $40,000, cut their gas consumption by 7%, the report found, but still spent 12% more on gas in March.
    Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

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“Kith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kith. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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