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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as in relatives
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
Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, their daughter, Kat (Colby Muhammad), is helping her cousin Chelsea plot an exit strategy from her successful modeling career — unbeknownst to Chelsea’s demanding momager, Dani.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
The Sun reported the two are cousins who are friends on social media.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Her cousin, Lucy, came up with 16 points and six rebounds off the bench.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, their daughter, Kat (Colby Muhammad), is helping her cousin Chelsea plot an exit strategy from her successful modeling career — unbeknownst to Chelsea’s demanding momager, Dani.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
When the cousins are commissioned to renovate a personal study in nearby Doylestown—as a surprise gift for its owner, the millionaire Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce)—it is László who transforms the room into a minimalist wonder.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
The Sun reported the two are cousins who are friends on social media.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousin. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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