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
The mockumentary sitcom gives an inside look at rural life in a small English village in the Cotswolds through the lives of two cousins, one played by Cooper and the other by her brother Charlie Cooper who co-created the series.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
When the killer of my mother and two cousins was among the three men Biden left on federal death row, I was sentenced to continue my pain.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Serum Think of this as retinol’s gentler, faster-acting cousin.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Tinos huddles close to its much more popular cousin, Mykonos, which lies a short, 20-minute ferry ride away.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
When the killer of my mother and two cousins was among the three men Biden left on federal death row, I was sentenced to continue my pain.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Serum Think of this as retinol’s gentler, faster-acting cousin.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Tinos huddles close to its much more popular cousin, Mykonos, which lies a short, 20-minute ferry ride away.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for cousin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousin
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The focus of the show’s first room is looking at the structure of a basket to understand which plant relatives are part of that creation of a basket—everything from Juncus to deergrass to yucca.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Investigators have also been unable to locate any living relatives of the Matthews family.—
Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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In fact, relations with daily contacts, siblings and relatives will be heartwarming.—
Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2025
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Insisting that Gaza and the West Bank develop into areas governed by Palestinians as part of a big regional deal that curbs Iran's militancy and normalizes relations between Israel and other countries is a viable way forward.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Yet the character genuinely loves his family, including younger siblings Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), a college student, and teenager Lochlan (Sam Nivola).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Nay and his family moved from Kentucky to Star to help get LifeSpring off the ground after the former church at the site, one of the oldest in the state, endured internal conflict and aging membership.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Feb. 2025
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Of the more than 250 possible primate species, Dr. Woodcock selected chimpanzees, our closest genomic kin, to mimic the Bard.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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The article included other remarks related to Carter’s faith — such as the importance of the separation of church and state, a conviction born of Carter’s Southern Baptist upbringing — but the adultery comment opened a rift with Carter’s kin in Christ.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
29 Dec. 2024
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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 Feb. 2025.
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