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
Since opening, the detention facility has faced criticism from immigrant-rights advocates, environmental groups and relatives of detainees who say conditions and the location itself have made the center deeply controversial.
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CBS News, 8 May 2026
Stay out of the sun, and make sure to check up on relatives and neighbors.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The government statement claimed that no relatives formally requested visitation rights during his detention and said Quero Navas had not provided information about family contacts while incarcerated.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
But social workers told the Arizona relatives that Albert would get an extension to finish his classes, so a new court hearing was added in August.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
And in that limited scenario—intended to balance rights to privacy with the government’s interest in protecting the public from dangerous criminals—the DNA collected may not be used to extract information about the person’s relatives or health, plaintiffs stressed.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Treyton died December 20, 2025 in a car crash in Oklahoma as his family was on their way to California to visit relatives for Christmas.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
The sheriff said the victims’ relatives have been notified.
—Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
His wife, Rola Nahleh, and their 4-year-old daughter, Amal, joined relatives in Kfar Hatta, some 17 kilometers (10 miles) outside Adraee's red zone.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
CBS News, 8 May 2026
Stay out of the sun, and make sure to check up on relatives and neighbors.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The government statement claimed that no relatives formally requested visitation rights during his detention and said Quero Navas had not provided information about family contacts while incarcerated.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
But social workers told the Arizona relatives that Albert would get an extension to finish his classes, so a new court hearing was added in August.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
And in that limited scenario—intended to balance rights to privacy with the government’s interest in protecting the public from dangerous criminals—the DNA collected may not be used to extract information about the person’s relatives or health, plaintiffs stressed.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Treyton died December 20, 2025 in a car crash in Oklahoma as his family was on their way to California to visit relatives for Christmas.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
The sheriff said the victims’ relatives have been notified.
—Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
His wife, Rola Nahleh, and their 4-year-old daughter, Amal, joined relatives in Kfar Hatta, some 17 kilometers (10 miles) outside Adraee's red zone.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatives
Noun
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Aya Abu Naser, 29, lost her cousins, aunts, and uncles.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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In the play, cousins Amina and Sade have just attended the funeral of Sade’s mother.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Magyar vows to restore democratic institutions, investigate alleged corruption under Orbán, repair relations with the European Union and reduce Hungarian dependency on Russia.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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After the papal audience, Fils-Aimé met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the secretary for relations with states and international organizations.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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“Relatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatives. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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