as in relative
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 cousin
Both bonded with their future teammates, who include their cousin David Nussbaum, a co-captain and starting right tackle who will be a senior next season.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The Metal: Rose Gold For every yellow gold watch unveiled at Watches and Wonders, there were at least five watches encased in its rosier, more vintage-looking cousin.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Ahead of Thursday night's interview, Erik Menendez asked his cousin, Diane VanderMolen, to pass along a message to ABC News.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Earby’s cousin, A’Marion McCoy, had transferred to the Broncos a year earlier and was quick to tell the coaching staff about Earby.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The Metal: Rose Gold For every yellow gold watch unveiled at Watches and Wonders, there were at least five watches encased in its rosier, more vintage-looking cousin.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Ahead of Thursday night's interview, Erik Menendez asked his cousin, Diane VanderMolen, to pass along a message to ABC News.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Earby’s cousin, A’Marion McCoy, had transferred to the Broncos a year earlier and was quick to tell the coaching staff about Earby.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousin
Noun
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Thomas had sustained injuries to the head and neck and died at a local hospital on June 19, according to relatives.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Police in Frisco on Thursday night responded to a gunshot call at a house where relatives of a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at a track meet live.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While Trump's pause calmed economic relations with much of the world, the escalating U.S.-China trade war showed no signs of abating.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Another key opportunity for cross-functional collaboration is employee relations.—
Eiman Alhammadi,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The family heard plates and glasses shatter — and then boots stomping up the stairs.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Greenville, South Carolina, man is survived by his wife and two children, according to an attorney hired by his family.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Among other differences, Remus and Romulus also have wider heads, larger teeth and jaws, and more muscular legs than its kin, Time reported.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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If no close relatives exist, state law may dig up increasingly distant kin, and in extreme cases, your estate may even escheat to the state (which is a lawyerly way of saying the government gets it).—
Ashley Case,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Rediscovering his family’s ancestral land centuries after the religious wars forced those kinsmen to flee, our caballero soon steps in to protect a local clan from an oppressive landowner and his abusive henchmen.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2024
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At the time of President Lincoln's assassination, my father was in Washington visiting his kinsman, Col. Thomas M. Vincent, who was on the staff of the Adjutant General.—
Chris Ciaccia,
Fox News,
3 Sep. 2020
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“Cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousin. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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