kith

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Recent Examples of kith Timothy Treadwell, an environmentalist and a filmmaker who lived with brown bears in Alaska for thirteen summers, loved the bears, thought of them as his friends, his kith and his kin. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023 They were being held to the same standards as the rest of the world, forced to confront political realities that were previously beyond their kith. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2020 All familiar sights around Christmas, when the social obligations of the festive season draw people together with their kith and kin. Elisabeth Blagrove, Quartz, 25 Dec. 2019 According to Ms Debos, the need for France’s intervention showed that some high-ranking officers were unwilling to fight their kith and kin among the rebels. The Economist, 18 July 2019 Although Edward IV had the Lancastrian King Henry VI secretly murdered in the Tower in 1471, to close off the enemy dynasty, Richard couldn’t get away with the same thing with his own kith and kin 12 years later. Andrew Roberts, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kith
Noun
  • For many animals, social grooming is reserved for close kin.
    Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
  • In Illinois, about 85,000 children are raised by their kin, with about 9,300 children in foster care living with relatives.
    Danny K. Davis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The French researchers, working with another team in Montreal, Canada, identified a specific problem mutation in this kindred.
    Markham Heid, Time, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Hellboy and his team face an underworld prince who plans to awaken a lethal army and use it to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred.
    Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
Noun
  • But, Sundays are different, according to the woman, who said her husband will leave household chores undone.
    Karen Fratti, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Changing light bulbs is a common household chore, especially for rooms where lights are flipped on and off frequently.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025

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“Kith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kith. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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