kissing cousins

noun

Definition of kissing cousinsnext
plural of kissing cousin
as in stocks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kissing cousins
  1. people
  2. families
  3. blood
  4. tribes
  5. cousins
  6. clans
  7. relations
  8. folk
Noun
  • The clip shows the dog waiting outside a door for its owner to appear, followed by the moment that has people talking.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County said that about 18,000 people were in the mandatory or voluntary evacuation zones.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of people
Noun
  • The rest came from the Sandy Hook families, who agreed to put some of the potential money from their defamation lawsuit against Jones toward the bid, The New York Times reported.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In a subsequent court filing, Murray said the Onion’s bid was valued at $7 million when factoring in the backing of the Sandy Hook families.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of families
Noun
  • The pair cut themselves and make a blood oath with the promise that the tribe will allow the Dutton family to keep East Camp and never develop or sell the rest of the land.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The deal is finalized in a ceremonial scene where Rainwater and Kayce seal the agreement with a blood handshake as Mo (Brings Plenty) sings a song in his Native language.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of blood
Noun
  • We were meant to be in little tribes, and our survival depended on our tribe being well off.
    Liz Kislik, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The tribes and Lower Basin states are continuing to wrestle with a consensus, but time is running out for this session, the Navajo delegation pointed out.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of tribes
Noun
  • The story follows cousins José and Úrsula who marry against their families’ wishes and leave their village to find a new home.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Sun reported the two are cousins who are friends on social media.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of cousins
Noun
  • Any recognition of Somaliland as an independent state will result in dangerous repercussions, including exacerbating internal divisions between the various clans of Somaliland that support independence and others that seek to remain within the Somali federal state.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement California wildlife officials are poised to decide whether to designate six isolated clans of pumas as endangered or threatened species under state law.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of clans
Noun
  • The electric vehicle maker still is shooting for a launch of its cheaper vehicle in the first half of next year and other models later in the year, the bank said after the meeting with investor relations chief Travis Axelrod.
    Rachael Levy, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Sightglass, which has built an investor relations platform for private markets, raised $3 million in seed funding from Base10 Partners, founder Thomas Buley tells Axios exclusively.
    Ryan Lawler, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of relations
Noun
  • His column focuses on the blessings and burdens of advancing age — and how some folks are challenging the stigma associated with older adults.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • And there’s a question mark over whether any normal folks really care about the latest ruse to get people upgrading—AI in phones.
    Andrew Williams, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of folk
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Thesaurus Entries Near kissing cousins

kissing cousin

kissing cousins

kissing good-bye

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