1
as in community
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
that clan of football fans has parties every weekend on which the New England Patriots play
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2
as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the whole clan gets together only for holidays
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Recent Examples of clan
As the ancillary villains of the season (sorry, Heather Matarazzo and Steve Buscemi) drop like flies, Isaac becomes the last one standing, drawing the whole Addams clan to Nevermore’s Iago Tower in order to drain Pugsley of his spark powers.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
His death effectively ended the O’More as one of the major Irish clans.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, in a desperate attempt to both protect himself and buy enough time to find Julia, Henry agrees to become the bladier — or main advisor — to the Grants, a rival clan whose son, Malcolm (Jhon Lumsden), is set to marry Ellen as part of a strategic alliance.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Another aspect that attracted him was having a character who belongs to a community or a clan but who maintains his independence, makes his own decisions and even rejects tradition and what is expected of him.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
His death effectively ended the O’More as one of the major Irish clans.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, in a desperate attempt to both protect himself and buy enough time to find Julia, Henry agrees to become the bladier — or main advisor — to the Grants, a rival clan whose son, Malcolm (Jhon Lumsden), is set to marry Ellen as part of a strategic alliance.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Another aspect that attracted him was having a character who belongs to a community or a clan but who maintains his independence, makes his own decisions and even rejects tradition and what is expected of him.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clan
Noun
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Since Kennedy was elevated to the nation’s top health post, Utah and Florida became the first states to ban communities from adding fluoride to public drinking water.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Our communities face attack after attack—floods and fires fueled by Big Oil, ICE agenda kidnapping our neighbors, congress revoking our healthcare.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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My deepest condolences and prayers are with Trey's family during this difficult time.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Giants' pass rush should get a boost from the home crowd and prevent this from being easy for Patrick Mahomes and Co.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Other clips depict engines roaring with huge crowds and fireworks being set off.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The tribe doesn't have a formal water settlement with the federal government.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The practice spread rapidly across the entire tribe, becoming the new norm.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ricky essentially is the leader of the pack.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The MacBook led the pack, but none of these models is a gaming laptop.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the last fortnight alone, Starmer's Deputy Prime Minister and close ally Angela Rayner has resigned after a house tax scandal, triggering a major cabinet reshuffle.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The weighty Guerlain Rouge G case comes in a wide variety of fabrics, colors, and textures—glossy tortoiseshell, embossed gold, glittering crystals—that house one of the most luxurious lipstick formulas on the market.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the virtual absence of the major broadcast networks across the board elsewhere only underscored how dramatically the business has shifted to streaming platforms.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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By making the cameras solar-powered and connected over cell networks, Flock brought the technology within reach of smaller towns and departments that couldn’t afford earlier systems.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The battery lasts almost two full days, even with a bunch of notifications coming in and a couple of outdoor walks tracked.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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What originally appeared to be attacks on more than 673 boats since 2020 now seem more likely to be a bunch of bored teenage orcas looking for something to do, cetacean expert Alexandre Zerbini said last year.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Clan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clan. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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