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
  • After reviewing the footage of the incident, officials determined that the crash was not survivable and began the process to notify next-of-kin.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
  • Those butterflies were also weaker than their pollen-fed kin.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The community center is home to a dozen free or low-cost programs geared toward folks who are otherwise underserved.
    Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • So those are folks that just jump off on the radar for me.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 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
  • Reuters — Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a successful lung transplant and is recovering from the procedure, the royal household said in a statement on Wednesday.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • The hydrogen peroxide dumped into the reflecting pool was 12% concentrate, four times stronger than household peroxide.
    Mike Stunson, USA Today, 17 June 2026

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“Kith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kith. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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