next of kin
noun phrase
: one or more persons in the nearest degree of relationship to another person
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He will be identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office after his next of kin have been notified.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
Authorities did not release the name of the man who died, pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
The victims’ identities are being withheld until their next of kin have been notified.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
The names and ranks of the three Black Hawk crew members will be withheld for now as next of kin notifications are ongoing, Defense Secretary Hegseth said.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
Authorities did not release the name of the man who died, pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
The victims’ identities are being withheld until their next of kin have been notified.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
The names and ranks of the three Black Hawk crew members will be withheld for now as next of kin notifications are ongoing, Defense Secretary Hegseth said.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for next of kin
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“Next of kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next%20of%20kin. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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