as in cousins
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
to protect the family honor, he sought to revenge the murder of his kinsman
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Recent Examples of kinsmen
But the chief’s kinsmen failed to honor his request.
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinsmen
Noun
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Grandparents lived on the same block and cousins lived three houses down.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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My son’s cousins have siblings, too.—
Angela Hatem,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the northern hairy-nosed wombat is a distinct and critically endangered species that stands apart from its more common relatives.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Videos that have leaked out of Iran and were verified by NBC News show rows and rows of body bags inside and outside the facility as families try to identify their relatives.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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State Assemblymember Jessica Caloza (D-Los Angeles) said Home Depot’s head of government relations and affairs called her late Thursday night and said the labor center would be served with an eviction notice.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The link was suspended in 2021 as relations grew increasingly strained before Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.—
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Kinsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinsmen. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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