1
as in community
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
that clan of football fans has parties every weekend on which the New England Patriots play
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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the whole clan gets together only for holidays
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Recent Examples of clan
The two clans were like family outside the crime family, their ties inside and outside the Colombos grown tight across two generations.
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Larry McShane, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
The free demo features two of the five new clans players can command, the Banished and the Pyreborne.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
As Mags, the Bennett clan matriarch and local criminal kingpin, Margo Martindale intimidated and surprised (to an Emmy-winning degree).
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
In Scotland, tartans are traditionally associated with different clans and families, though anyone can come up with their own tartan and register it with the Scottish government.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
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Larry McShane, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
The free demo features two of the five new clans players can command, the Banished and the Pyreborne.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
As Mags, the Bennett clan matriarch and local criminal kingpin, Margo Martindale intimidated and surprised (to an Emmy-winning degree).
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
In Scotland, tartans are traditionally associated with different clans and families, though anyone can come up with their own tartan and register it with the Scottish government.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clan
Noun
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And there’s a sector of the Puerto Rican filmmaking community that offers services to these productions.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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In a letter asking Cox to veto the bill, the ADA said that Utah health department data shows communities with fluoridated water had decreasing rates of dental disease.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Mary Bowers, who was adopted by a family in Colorado in 1982, was still waiting for answers to many inconsistencies in her adoption papers.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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It’s become cost-prohibitive for one person to go to a show, let alone a family of four.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Footage of the building’s demise shows crowds of onlookers running away from the rubble in panic.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Given the buzz, Glory owner and co-head coach Keke Blackmon has no idea how big of a crowd to expect Saturday.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For years the tribe has opposed the line as a risk to its water supply.—
Jack Dura,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Her journey from being the last waterbender of her tribe to becoming a master shows her determination and compassion, while her healing abilities and fierce protection of her friends balance her warrior spirit. 20.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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This affordable pack is for more advanced hikers that need to carry food, water and shelter.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Many runners prefer belts to other storage options like hydration packs (which may not fit comfortably) or even pockets (which, when stuffed, can add bulk and resistance in annoying areas).—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fauna, which is filled with beautiful tilework and flooded with daytime light, is meant to evoke the style and casual warmth of a Catalan bourgeois house.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Affleck purchased his own $20.5 million house in Los Angeles on July 24, 2024.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After Trump was elected in November, investors initially saw Musk’s alliance with the incoming president as a positive development for Tesla and its long-running efforts to launch a network of self-driving cars.—
Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Visa isn’t the only big credit card network treating fraud as not only a threat, but a business opportunity.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Ambient cabin lighting, an eight-speaker audio system, dual-zone climate, a sunroof, remote start, and a bunch of other niceties are the justifications for the higher price tag of the hybrid model.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Mar. 2025
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But judging episodic memory capabilities is more difficult when there’s a pretty obvious communication barrier between adults and a bunch of babies.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Clan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clan. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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