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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party
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as in cousin
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
since she did not appear to be kin to either side, we've no idea what she was doing at the wedding
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Recent Examples of kin
Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Bennett’s musings have an ethical component: if a nuisance tree, or a dead tree, or a dead rat is my kin, then everything is kin—even a piece of trash.
—Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
Talk of a coming blizzard starts in the cold open; Jacob loads Zane and his kin into the wagon anyway.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Chickens also retain a smidge of the predatory instinct that made their kin such formidable hunters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Bennett’s musings have an ethical component: if a nuisance tree, or a dead tree, or a dead rat is my kin, then everything is kin—even a piece of trash.
—Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Adjective
And last year, their beloved botanical haircare assortment spawned some equally outstanding skincare kin.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
Talk of a coming blizzard starts in the cold open; Jacob loads Zane and his kin into the wagon anyway.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kin
Noun
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Determine family meeting places, and make sure to include an out-of-town location in case of evacuation.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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But bigger and dangerously unpredictable has always been the motto for the Gemstones, even in a moment of family crisis.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Along the way came cast changes and memorable additions, including Geri Jewell as Blair’s cousin (the first disabled actor with a recurring TV role), George Clooney as handyman George Burnett, and Mackenzie Astin as Andy, the orphan taken in (and later adopted) by Mrs. Garrett’s sister Beverly Ann.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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This was all the more surprising given his cousin, Stella Adler, was a famous acting teacher who founded the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The tour agency enables adults over the age of 55 to book one- to three-month-long apartment stays at a single destination with a small group of kindred travelers.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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But after a few months of going to the same daycare, and after a few birthday parties, my wife and I found out pretty quickly what's the overlap between the subset of parents who seem kindred to us, and the subset of kids your kid wants to have a playdate with.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Additionally, Florida's Miccosukee Tribe claimed the facility impacted its access to the surrounding area and posed risks to the tribe's food and water supply.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Two other suits filed in January 2021 by the San Carlos Apache Tribe and a coalition of environmentalists and tribes were held pending the filing of a new EIS after the Biden administration rescinded the environmental impact statement in March 2021 for further consultation with tribes.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the summer of 1955, Till, age 14, and Parker, 16, made the trip together to visit relatives in Mississippi.—
Debbie Elliott,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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The actor took on the role of the wily older relative after racking up TV gigs, including American Playhouse (1984), Crime Story (1987), and The Equalizer (1987).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As has been its wont for many years now, over its three days the festival offers a lineup that mixes folk and roots (however understood) and non-folk artists.—
Stuart Munro,
BostonGlobe.com,
19 July 2022
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The songwriter in question is Phoebe Kreutz, darling of the New York City anti-folk movement of the early ‘00s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 July 2022
Noun
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With his village destroyed and his clan turned to stone, the vengeful shinobi sets out for revenge.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Weasley clan has been coming together over the past few months, with Stout being cast as Ron in May and Parkinson joining the series the following month.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Practicing against the best players in the country at Link and then playing this national schedule, my whole game has improved.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
28 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Murray covers national politics and the Trump administration for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kin. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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