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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
Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
There was a robust turnout of blue-collar workers and their kin at every polling place.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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This contrast between urban success and rural struggle raises questions about how to best conserve turkeys—and how urban populations might help their rural kin.
—Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
There was a robust turnout of blue-collar workers and their kin at every polling place.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kin
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His family said in an obituary that Meek died surrounded by family and friends.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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The devoted mom was known for navigating the convoluted case against the family’s across-the-street neighbor, Skakel, with grace, dignity and humanity, Greenwich Time noted.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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In April of that year, a search warrant for a drug investigation of Vick's cousin Davon Boddie, resulted in authorities discovering evidence of unlawful dog fighting at one of Vick's properties in Virginia.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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As part of an ongoing 12-year study of California ground squirrels at Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County, researchers last summer watched as squirrels began to chase — and eat — voles, a cousin of field mice.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Another approach, aesthetically antithetical but practically kindred, uses digital means for figurative hyper-similitude.Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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This no-qualms attitude found a kindred visionary in Elon Musk, the current owner of X (once called Twitter), founder of Tesla and PayPal.Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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In highly resource scarce communities, such as the desert tribes of the Sahara, the mineral commodity of choice was not an inert metal like gold but a compound formed by one of the most reactive metals in the periodic table – sodium.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Embedded in the tribe’s daily customs are religious rituals that represent the Arhuacao’s spiritual connection to nature and responsibility to protect Mother Earth.Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nearly all of her relatives on her mother’s side died in concentration camps during the Holocaust.E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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In 1942, the United States had entered the Second World War and was facing the daunting problem of how to move massive amounts of men, munitions, and supplies across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain in the face of Germany's all-out U-boat offensive to sink as much Allied shipping as possible.David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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Topline President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. should seek to gain control of Greenland for national security reasons and threatened to take over the Panama Canal by force, marking the latest in a series of controversial foreign policy remarks Trump has made about allied nations.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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She’s been one of the most active of the Robertson clan, writing best-selling books, hosting a podcast, and even popping up on the big screen.Danny Horn, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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One of Baltimore’s most prominent families was thrust into the spotlight earlier this month, when a son of the clan, Luigi Mangione, was arrested by Pennsylvania police and charged in the Dec. 4 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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If this trend continues, projections suggest that by 2030, nearly half of the population will suffer from obesity and related chronic health issues.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Trapdoor spiders are closely related to tarantulas, as both belong to the Avicularioidea superfamily of spiders.Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kin. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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