as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the wedding joined the two tribes together
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Recent Examples of tribe
Despite their language barrier, Costner did his best to talk to the tribe about buffalo, acting out how the animal would behave.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Other names for September's full moon Other names for September's full moon from Native American tribes include Autumn Moon, Child Moon, Rutting Moon, and the Falling Leaves Moon.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Two other suits filed in January 2021 by the San Carlos Apache Tribe and a coalition of environmentalists and tribes were held pending the filing of a new EIS after the Biden administration rescinded the environmental impact statement in March 2021 for further consultation with tribes.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The grant program works to fund projects that will help states, territories, tribes, local governments and communities to improve and transform their recycling and materials management infrastructure, according to the EPA website.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Other names for September's full moon Other names for September's full moon from Native American tribes include Autumn Moon, Child Moon, Rutting Moon, and the Falling Leaves Moon.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Two other suits filed in January 2021 by the San Carlos Apache Tribe and a coalition of environmentalists and tribes were held pending the filing of a new EIS after the Biden administration rescinded the environmental impact statement in March 2021 for further consultation with tribes.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The grant program works to fund projects that will help states, territories, tribes, local governments and communities to improve and transform their recycling and materials management infrastructure, according to the EPA website.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribe
Noun
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The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His death effectively ended the O’More as one of the major Irish clans.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Nick, too, turns out to be loosely affiliated with the Winters clan.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The couple still live in separate houses but eat dinner together most nights.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some research has also found that evening folks tend to have less-healthy habits than morning ones—you’re just more apt to do things like smoke and drink at night, for instance.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
4 Sep. 2025
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That's all from me this week, folks!—
Payton Titus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Tribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribe. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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