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
At first begrudgingly, other tribes — usually at odds with one another — join her in order to defeat a common enemy.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Other names from Native American tribes include the Drying Rice Moon, Freezing Moon and Migrating Moon.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
The Bureau of Indian Affairs placed over 1,100 employees on furlough on the first day of the federal government shutdown, drawing complaints from some leaders who say the government should uphold its commitments to tribes.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Another important aspect is the South Sudanese tribes that were filmed look like kings and queens in their colors and in their beads.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Kele takes a fast and commanding lead, getting to the puzzle before either of the other tribes can make it through their rope gate and up the wall.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
The year before, at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, the commissioners had persuaded the southern tribes to accept reservations in Indian Territory.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Further clashes erupted in July when Syrian government forces intervened following attacks between the Druze and local Bedouin tribes.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
As the season goes on, the tribes will dwindle down until there's one sole survivor.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Other names from Native American tribes include the Drying Rice Moon, Freezing Moon and Migrating Moon.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
The Bureau of Indian Affairs placed over 1,100 employees on furlough on the first day of the federal government shutdown, drawing complaints from some leaders who say the government should uphold its commitments to tribes.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Another important aspect is the South Sudanese tribes that were filmed look like kings and queens in their colors and in their beads.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Kele takes a fast and commanding lead, getting to the puzzle before either of the other tribes can make it through their rope gate and up the wall.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
The year before, at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, the commissioners had persuaded the southern tribes to accept reservations in Indian Territory.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Further clashes erupted in July when Syrian government forces intervened following attacks between the Druze and local Bedouin tribes.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
As the season goes on, the tribes will dwindle down until there's one sole survivor.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribes
Noun
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In analyzing dozens of hours of audio and video footage of public and private speaking events for McMahon’s appointees, as well as their writings, ProPublica found that a recurring theme is the desire to enable more families to leave public schools.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Each bedroom is big enough to hold at least a full-size bed, if not larger, and there’s room to add some type of storage—a must-have for families who want to go tiny.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The clans vote to fight for the Stuart king mostly thanks to Uncle Grant, who in a real surprise, gets very vocal about supporting the cause.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Already this season, nine houses have collapsed along the Outer Banks of North Carolina in rough surf and damaging waves as a pair of hurricanes, Humberto and Imelda, stirred up the ocean well offshore.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some of the houses, into which refugees entered in my hometown, had been vacated by frightened Jewish citizens with foreign passports who could not envisage living in a non-apartheid country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Tribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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