as in cousins
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
it's always fun to see all your relatives at a big family gathering
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Recent Examples of relatives
One in seven people have never spoken to their relatives about their family's health history, according to a recent global study from Bupa, a health insurance company.
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
My White relatives were, despite their blind spot on race, devout Roman Catholics.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Knowing the family history for aneurysms is important, Arthur added, as it’s recommended to get a screening exam, or MRI, if two close relatives have had them.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Several of our relatives had been detained for months.
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
After his arrest, police investigated several of Mele's relatives, but all the men were eventually cleared.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Tulare County previously paid a $32 million settlement over its child welfare department’s failure to protect the infant despite multiple reports from concerned relatives in the months before Journey’s hospitalization.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Taíno societies were matrilineal in their descent, meaning that women could be chiefs and that power was transferred from the chief’s mother’s relatives.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Drastic ecosystem changes took place during the Late Triassic, which led to a rise in diversification in several animal groups, including dinosaurs, early mammal relatives and a group that includes crocodiles, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
Renée Onque, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
My White relatives were, despite their blind spot on race, devout Roman Catholics.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Knowing the family history for aneurysms is important, Arthur added, as it’s recommended to get a screening exam, or MRI, if two close relatives have had them.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Several of our relatives had been detained for months.
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
After his arrest, police investigated several of Mele's relatives, but all the men were eventually cleared.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Tulare County previously paid a $32 million settlement over its child welfare department’s failure to protect the infant despite multiple reports from concerned relatives in the months before Journey’s hospitalization.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Taíno societies were matrilineal in their descent, meaning that women could be chiefs and that power was transferred from the chief’s mother’s relatives.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Drastic ecosystem changes took place during the Late Triassic, which led to a rise in diversification in several animal groups, including dinosaurs, early mammal relatives and a group that includes crocodiles, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatives
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Rajab and her family had been fleeing Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt, and three cousins.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Fears are mounting about trouble in the corporate lending market, with banks and their lightly regulated cousins in the investment world pointing fingers.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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And Japan needs to balance relations with China, its largest economic partner, too.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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With aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relations, my mother and I listened to the prayers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Relatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatives. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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