as in families
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the wedding joined the two tribes together
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Recent Examples of tribes
The governor spoke after addressing the Arizona Reconsultation Committee, a roundtable of major Arizona water interests including cities, farms and tribes.
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Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
State lawmakers, gaming tribes and the NFL oppose the platforms, which operate as federally regulated derivatives and avoid state gambling oversight and taxation.
—A.j. Perez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Other monikers from indigenous tribes for this month’s full moon include the sleet moon from the Comanche people, the Creek tribe’s wind moon and the crow moon as named by the Shawnee.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Further, Newell said that historical markers in towns in the state do not reflect the contributions of the tribes, reflecting another area where their contributions are not noted.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Chasing Horse was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Sicangu Sioux, one of the seven tribes of the Lakota Nation.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Representatives from at least 10 tribes traveled hundreds of miles to Minneapolis — the birthplace of the American Indian Movement — to accept ID applications from members there.
—Graham Lee Brewer, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
McGuire’s goal here is entertainment (achieved) but his empathetic treatment of the indigenous tribes the English come into contact and conflict with gives his novel a mournful air of tragedy.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
The leaders of some tribes have been issuing extraordinarily powerful statements about the harm that ICE is doing.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
State lawmakers, gaming tribes and the NFL oppose the platforms, which operate as federally regulated derivatives and avoid state gambling oversight and taxation.
—A.j. Perez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Other monikers from indigenous tribes for this month’s full moon include the sleet moon from the Comanche people, the Creek tribe’s wind moon and the crow moon as named by the Shawnee.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Further, Newell said that historical markers in towns in the state do not reflect the contributions of the tribes, reflecting another area where their contributions are not noted.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Chasing Horse was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Sicangu Sioux, one of the seven tribes of the Lakota Nation.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Representatives from at least 10 tribes traveled hundreds of miles to Minneapolis — the birthplace of the American Indian Movement — to accept ID applications from members there.
—Graham Lee Brewer, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
McGuire’s goal here is entertainment (achieved) but his empathetic treatment of the indigenous tribes the English come into contact and conflict with gives his novel a mournful air of tragedy.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
The leaders of some tribes have been issuing extraordinarily powerful statements about the harm that ICE is doing.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribes
Noun
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Hundreds of volunteers have packed and delivered grocery boxes to families too afraid to leave their homes.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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HexClad has already contributed directly to recovery efforts, donating cookware to families who lost their homes and helping provide tens of thousands of meals through community partnerships.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Ten clans or more gather at the end of the movie.—
Ingrid Schmidt,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some of those clans have since dwindled or decamped for more populated areas.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There are signs that lawmakers in both parties see the benefits of taking steps to add houses before this year's elections.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Sixty-five warming spaces — located at hospitals, houses of worship and schools — are active around town throughout the weekend, with warming buses also parked outside many of the hospitals and also transit hubs.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Tribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribes. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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