Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clansmen
Noun
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But the chief’s kinsmen failed to honor his request.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Denis has relatives with the last name Metayer and asked her where her family was from.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s call to action was astounding for many people, like the Asadollahis, whose relatives had already served prison sentences for protesting the Islamic Republic.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These offspring can be snipped off and planted to create new plants.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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This is because using the same pesticide repeatedly allows some pests to survive and pass on their resistance to their offspring.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Companies and wealthy scions donate to museums and sponsor exhibitions all the time, sure.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Clansmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clansmen. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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