as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the wedding joined the two tribes together
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Recent Examples of tribe
The tribe argues it wasn't adequately consulted in the federal planning process, that construction crosses sacred sites and that the pipeline poses a pollution risk to its water supply.
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Jeff Brady, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Probst then moves over to a few folks to keep an eye out on the Lagi tribe.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025
There’s so many ways in which fire managers and people thinking proactively about how to deal with the fire problem are learning from tribes.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2025
The specimens were located on the banks of the Chel River in the town of Kalimpong in West Bengal after researchers caught wind that it was being consumed by a local tribe, the paper states.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Brady, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Probst then moves over to a few folks to keep an eye out on the Lagi tribe.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025
There’s so many ways in which fire managers and people thinking proactively about how to deal with the fire problem are learning from tribes.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2025
The specimens were located on the banks of the Chel River in the town of Kalimpong in West Bengal after researchers caught wind that it was being consumed by a local tribe, the paper states.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribe
Noun
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And, right from the beginning, tried to focus on the things that are meaningful for me: friends, family, work, of course.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Though they have not been nominated together, the sibling duo has frequently collaborated, with Roman contributing to many of Sofia's films and helping run their family's production company, American Zoetrope.—
Lydia Price,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Scott MacArthur As Ness Gordon Best known for: The Righteous Gemstones, No Hard Feelings Scott MacArthur appears as Ness Gordon, another member of the Gordon clan who is the general manager of the Waves.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Marriott hotel clan, now Marriott International based in Bethesda, Maryland, eyed the once-rural property between Routes 21 and 22, and the Des Plaines River in the late 1960s.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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After the Todd years, the house also served as a brothel, grocery store, and storage unit.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Video footage captured plumes of smoke and flames wafting above a treeline and houses in the Carolina Forest.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Tribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribe. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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