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 cousins
But in Piazza’s phone calls with aunts, uncles, and cousins, everyone remembers the story a little differently.
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Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Years later, one of my cousins even stopped eating meat in my presence out of respect for my diet.
—Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The quicker, easier cousins of cheese straws, these appetizers are made like slice-and-bake cookies, but packed with the savory flavor of bacon and Cheddar cheese.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
The researchers also found a toe bone and rib fragments belonging to the prehistoric animal, an extinct relative of modern elephants that predates another of its cousins, the wooly mammoth.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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
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
One of Mangione's cousins, Nino Mangione, has served in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2019.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Years later, one of my cousins even stopped eating meat in my presence out of respect for my diet.
—Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The quicker, easier cousins of cheese straws, these appetizers are made like slice-and-bake cookies, but packed with the savory flavor of bacon and Cheddar cheese.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
The researchers also found a toe bone and rib fragments belonging to the prehistoric animal, an extinct relative of modern elephants that predates another of its cousins, the wooly mammoth.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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
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
One of Mangione's cousins, Nino Mangione, has served in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2019.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Cousins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousins. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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