as in relatives
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 cousins
After the eighth-generation jeweler Munnu Kasliwal died in 2012, his son Siddharth took over, and today runs the business alongside his brother, cousins, and uncle.
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Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
That unusually low resonance makes nuclear clocks uniquely suited to timekeeping at the nuclear scale, and sets them apart from their atomic cousins.
—New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
Global stocks are clobbering their American cousins this year.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Traffic circles and their larger cousins, roundabouts, also have fallen from favor in other Carlsbad neighborhoods.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Additionally, investigators believe Giovanni may have smoked marijuana with his cousins before getting in the car, according to WNCN.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
At his home in his native Curaçao, a 4-year-old Rafaela watched that game with his mom, a Red Sox fan, and his grandpa, a Yankees fan, in hopes of emulating Jeter’s all-out style of play to impress his older brothers and cousins around the neighborhood.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Americans of a certain type can be just as imperious as their European cousins.
—Louis J. Esterhazy, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
These animals are tiny cousins of the kangaroo.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
That unusually low resonance makes nuclear clocks uniquely suited to timekeeping at the nuclear scale, and sets them apart from their atomic cousins.
—New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
Global stocks are clobbering their American cousins this year.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Traffic circles and their larger cousins, roundabouts, also have fallen from favor in other Carlsbad neighborhoods.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Additionally, investigators believe Giovanni may have smoked marijuana with his cousins before getting in the car, according to WNCN.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
At his home in his native Curaçao, a 4-year-old Rafaela watched that game with his mom, a Red Sox fan, and his grandpa, a Yankees fan, in hopes of emulating Jeter’s all-out style of play to impress his older brothers and cousins around the neighborhood.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Americans of a certain type can be just as imperious as their European cousins.
—Louis J. Esterhazy, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
These animals are tiny cousins of the kangaroo.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousins
Noun
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Five of Amin’s relatives – his two brothers, sister-in-law and parents – were among those deported.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Their simple plan goes awry when one of their relatives wants a posh Korean wedding banquet in the heartfelt romantic comedy.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The designation reflects the deteriorating relations between the United States and one of its closest Latin American allies.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Astorino said, developments in AI, policy, geopolitical relations and the economy are likely to accelerate both change and complexity.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cousins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cousins. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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