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
With nothing left to do and with no other relatives known, Hereford made arrangements for his wife’s burial at Greenwood Cemetery in Fort Worth.
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Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Pluto is in your supportive 4th house, guiding conversations with housemates or relatives about necessary shifts.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026
Sheriff’s officials said detectives questioned two relatives of Candies.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Are distant relatives dropping dead all over the world?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
But relatives have the final say; family consent rates have dropped from 69% to 61% over the past five years.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
Gardner and other relatives filed a negligence and wrongful death claim in Philadelphia federal court over the March 2025 death of 14-year-old Miller Gardner at the Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort in Manuel Antonio beach, located in Costa Rica’s Central Pacific.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
At great personal risk, Hadi connected me with dissidents, political prisoners, and their relatives, who all described their plights as the regime’s repressive campaign escalated in the weeks leading up to the war.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
What is typically a joyous holiday meant to kick off the Persian new year feels drastically different this year as many in Atlanta’s Iranian community worry about the safety of their relatives overseas.
—Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Pluto is in your supportive 4th house, guiding conversations with housemates or relatives about necessary shifts.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026
Sheriff’s officials said detectives questioned two relatives of Candies.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Are distant relatives dropping dead all over the world?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
But relatives have the final say; family consent rates have dropped from 69% to 61% over the past five years.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
Gardner and other relatives filed a negligence and wrongful death claim in Philadelphia federal court over the March 2025 death of 14-year-old Miller Gardner at the Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort in Manuel Antonio beach, located in Costa Rica’s Central Pacific.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
At great personal risk, Hadi connected me with dissidents, political prisoners, and their relatives, who all described their plights as the regime’s repressive campaign escalated in the weeks leading up to the war.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
What is typically a joyous holiday meant to kick off the Persian new year feels drastically different this year as many in Atlanta’s Iranian community worry about the safety of their relatives overseas.
—Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatives
Noun
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Beatrice and Eugenie are cousins to Phillips and perhaps a little more likely to get an invite.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Whereas their longer cousins tend to swallow an outfit whole, short trenches emphasize the waist and share the spotlight with the bottom half of your look.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trump called on more Middle Eastern countries to sign the Abraham Accords, an agreement his administration reached in its first term which saw Israel normalize relations with some Arab nations including the UAE and Bahrain.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Roger Sherman is a former partner at CRL Associates, a leading government relations, public affairs, and strategic communications firm in Denver.—
Roger Sherman,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Relatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatives. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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