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
The esteemed vocalist-guitarist skyrocketed to stardom — alongside his brother Raphael Saadiq (born Charles Wiggins) on vocals and bass and cousin Timothy Riley on drums, keyboards and backing vocals — in the late ’80s as one of the founding members of the trio Tony!
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Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
On Sunday, Battle’s cousins mourned in a relative’s apartment about a half-mile away from the shooting scene.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
Mangione’s cousin asked one of Luigi’s Gilman classmates on Sept. 21.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
The dullard cousin of the repetition family is redundancy, that almost onomatopoeic term for needless recapitulation.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
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Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
On Sunday, Battle’s cousins mourned in a relative’s apartment about a half-mile away from the shooting scene.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
Mangione’s cousin asked one of Luigi’s Gilman classmates on Sept. 21.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
The dullard cousin of the repetition family is redundancy, that almost onomatopoeic term for needless recapitulation.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousin
Noun
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This includes petition for a relative, a fiancé or an immigrant employee.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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According to the Icelandic outlets, a relative of Ásmundsson tried contacting the Icelandic prime minister about the relationship.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Too sudden and dramatic a U-turn in U.S.-Russian relations would alienate key U.S. allies in Europe and needlessly entrench a transatlantic rift.—
Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Mar. 2025
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One central event during Charles’ trip to the Vatican will be a historic first in which the king will visit the Papal Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, where reconciliation and ecumenical relations between Christian faiths are celebrated.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
18 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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In Illinois, about 85,000 children are raised by their kin, with about 9,300 children in foster care living with relatives.—
Danny K. Davis,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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For many animals, social grooming is reserved for close kin.—
Gabe Allen,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2025
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 31 Mar. 2025.
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