clan

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Recent Examples of clan Back in 2020, Dana Walden — then head of Disney TV and now co-chair of Disney Entertainment — negotiated a blockbuster deal to steal the almighty Kardashian clan away from their longtime home, NBCUniversal. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 2 May 2025 The resultant clan battle then reveals some bizarre mobile suits which are called Gelgoogs but are in fact GMs. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 The mockumentary-style series follows the lives of the diverse Tucker-Pritchett-Dunphy clan in suburban Los Angeles, offering a humorous take on familial dynamics. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 This was the latest Met Gala for the Kardashian-Jenner clan. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for clan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clan
Noun
  • The two-hour session was attended by more than 50 community participants, and much of the discussion centered on how an LVT could be used to counter the city’s pernicious problem of vacant and undeveloped properties.
    Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
  • Although our experts brought up some potential red flags regarding food safety, it’s generally accepted in the baking community that storing cake at room temperature is reasonably safe in the short term and can be the best option for quality.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Back in the dining room, the family argument escalates.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
  • Full of surprises, family time, performing, chilling, laughing, loving, smiling and good meaningful cries.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • These ideas are meant to give CNN viewers something extra in an era when many news executives acknowledge traditional presentations are losing their ability to captivate large crowds.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2025
  • Far-right groups promoted a false rumor that the attacker was a migrant, leading to days of race riots that saw crowds of agitators target and attack hotels housing asylum seekers.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Expect weird alliances, big-picture moves and a surprising level of camaraderie that inspires the whole tribe.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 May 2025
  • Is this bracket not like when one new person enters a tribe post-merge and becomes the safest to stay because of everyone else’s conflicting rivalries?
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, there are Black folks serving life for stealing a pack of gum.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
  • The new packs, spotted in Shasta, Tehama and Lassen counties, bring the total in the state to 10, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • At night, for example, when the house is silent and your work is done.
    Ann Goldstein, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
  • Young adults are less likely to own a house, more likely to live with their parents and less likely to be married or have children.
    Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • Authorities had uncovered a nationwide network of fixers who conspired to influence hundreds of college basketball games over a five-year period.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • One such feature is the dark lunar maria (Latin for 'seas'), formed when molten lava flooded a network of impact basins that scarred the moon's surface billions of years ago.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • There’s not an obvious dud — the M:I equivalent of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — in the bunch.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 May 2025
  • Carell’s performance is the broadest of the bunch, but his character is also the most desperate.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 May 2025

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“Clan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clan. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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