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He feels a strong kinship with other survivors of the war.
feelings of kinship between the team's players and their fans
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It’s believed that these apartments were shared by those either connected through kinship or through occupation.
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Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 14 Jan. 2025
Previous archaeological evidence has suggested that kinship was a key factor in maintaining political authority within Moche society.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Fifty-eight kinship groups – a staple of the weekend-long festival – are participating this year.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
That program helps youth who, like her, have been in alternative, foster, kinship, adoption or residential care by providing them access to with peer advocates through a partnership with YMCA Community Action Programs.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 14 Jan. 2025
Previous archaeological evidence has suggested that kinship was a key factor in maintaining political authority within Moche society.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Fifty-eight kinship groups – a staple of the weekend-long festival – are participating this year.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
That program helps youth who, like her, have been in alternative, foster, kinship, adoption or residential care by providing them access to with peer advocates through a partnership with YMCA Community Action Programs.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for kinship
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinship. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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kinship
noun
kin·ship
ˈkin-ˌship 
: the quality or state of being kin : relationship
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