as in relative
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
we both were surprised to learn that we are distant cousins
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Recent Examples of cousin
Both bonded with their future teammates, who include their cousin David Nussbaum, a co-captain and starting right tackle who will be a senior next season.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The Metal: Rose Gold For every yellow gold watch unveiled at Watches and Wonders, there were at least five watches encased in its rosier, more vintage-looking cousin.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Ahead of Thursday night's interview, Erik Menendez asked his cousin, Diane VanderMolen, to pass along a message to ABC News.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Earby’s cousin, A’Marion McCoy, had transferred to the Broncos a year earlier and was quick to tell the coaching staff about Earby.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The Metal: Rose Gold For every yellow gold watch unveiled at Watches and Wonders, there were at least five watches encased in its rosier, more vintage-looking cousin.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Ahead of Thursday night's interview, Erik Menendez asked his cousin, Diane VanderMolen, to pass along a message to ABC News.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Earby’s cousin, A’Marion McCoy, had transferred to the Broncos a year earlier and was quick to tell the coaching staff about Earby.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousin
Noun
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The house, largely untouched since the 1960s, served as a storage repository for many O'Connor relatives.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Anger of Men (Unleashed On Women) After decades where the world focused on helping women and girls rise to a level of equality with men, there is an urgent need to pay more attention to the suffering and relative falling behind of men and boys.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Mike White slickly disintegrates American family and friend relations — using flashy prurience but no analysis.—
Armond White,
National Review,
9 Apr. 2025
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Another key opportunity for cross-functional collaboration is employee relations.—
Eiman Alhammadi,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cambria, a scenic San Luis Obispo County town of just over 6,000 people, nabbed third place on Mixbook’s list due to its stunning coastal views, family-friendly attitude and easy access to nature, the website said.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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In addition, Peterson effortlessly drives publicity for her family’s resort on her own social media accounts which have racked up half a million followers across platforms and garnered hundreds of thousands of views.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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While Sandy’s efforts resulted in reunions for several of his relatives, his mother never located her kin.—
Barbara Spindel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Mar. 2025
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And unlike their polar kin, black bears are omnivorous.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
26 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Rediscovering his family’s ancestral land centuries after the religious wars forced those kinsmen to flee, our caballero soon steps in to protect a local clan from an oppressive landowner and his abusive henchmen.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2024
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At the time of President Lincoln's assassination, my father was in Washington visiting his kinsman, Col. Thomas M. Vincent, who was on the staff of the Adjutant General.—
Chris Ciaccia,
Fox News,
3 Sep. 2020
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“Cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousin. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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