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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.
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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
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
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Sonia, Sunny, and their kin — people who can afford to vacation in Europe, though only after being humiliatingly interrogated to get a visa — are case studies in uneven privilege.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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Like their terrestrial kin in the river and ponds above them, cavefish reproduce starting in the early spring.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Or what folks are interested in during a Packers game or Bucks playoff game.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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His maintaining that connection to regular folks is probably why his international fan base has grown so quickly.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Make sure everyone in your family or household knows the escape plans and understands the need to comply with evacuation orders.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The initial, pre-construction assessment, published in 2019, surveyed 435 adults living in the neighborhoods impacted by the project, representing 1,629 household members of all ages.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Kith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kith. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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