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Recent Examples of kissing cousin
Many of the new school of nootropic and functional drinks are like kissing cousins of mushroom coffee, except in refreshing soda form.
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 6 Nov. 2025
Whereas the Missouri entry is known for its live entertainment backdropped by majestic beauty, its kissing cousin in Tennessee has that and a whole lot more.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Unfortunately, the top-tier Avenir, even with its nearly $60k base price, is outclassed by competitors, including its kissing cousin, the Cadillac XT6.
—Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 12 June 2023
There's kissing cousins and then there's this...
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2023
Morning glory is easy to grow from seeds in most soils and is a kissing cousin to field bindweed, one of the weed vines for later discussion.
—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2021
Rethink Overalls Get over your jumpsuit by flirting with its kissing cousin, the overall.
—Vogue, 28 Mar. 2019
After weeks of teasers that started with kissing cousins and ended with the news that Ari's former Victorious costar would be in the video, the full, entire thing is here for our viewing pleasure (with tons of outfit inspiration to go around, BTW).
—Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 30 Nov. 2018
Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 6 Nov. 2025
Whereas the Missouri entry is known for its live entertainment backdropped by majestic beauty, its kissing cousin in Tennessee has that and a whole lot more.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Unfortunately, the top-tier Avenir, even with its nearly $60k base price, is outclassed by competitors, including its kissing cousin, the Cadillac XT6.
—Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 12 June 2023
There's kissing cousins and then there's this...
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2023
Morning glory is easy to grow from seeds in most soils and is a kissing cousin to field bindweed, one of the weed vines for later discussion.
—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2021
Rethink Overalls Get over your jumpsuit by flirting with its kissing cousin, the overall.
—Vogue, 28 Mar. 2019
After weeks of teasers that started with kissing cousins and ended with the news that Ari's former Victorious costar would be in the video, the full, entire thing is here for our viewing pleasure (with tons of outfit inspiration to go around, BTW).
—Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 30 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kissing cousin
Noun
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Police are back outside Nancy and her daughter Annie's homes Tuesday, as the family anxiously awaits a return.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The family was seeking safety in the town of Bohodukhiv, some 60 kilometers (38 miles) west of Kharkiv, having fled their home further east just days ago, Ukrainian police said in a statement posted on Telegram.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Needing to prep for her race, Humphries spent her first night away from Aulden this week.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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City Councilmember Nithya Raman, who is challenging Bass in the upcoming mayor’s race, is among those calling for Wasserman to step away.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Software stocks plunged in early February following the release of a new tool from Anthropic that tailors its model for work in specific industries like legal and finance.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Investors typically take flight to the dollar when stocks are falling, but that’s no longer the case, said George Saravelos, global head of FX research at the German bank.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There was blood spatter on her front stoop, and the blood turned out to be hers.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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The social media star, who studied biomedical engineering, also gleefully unveiled the math behind an ocean of synthetic blood — two pumps running for eight hours at 190 gallons per minute.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Without my father’s booming presence, our house was strangely quiet.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Many public spaces within the Mountain House have ADA-compliant routes to enter, exit, and move around the house freely.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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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Another cousin, the son of my industrialist uncle, has given up regattas and the hedonist’s life for a position in his father’s company that is, like all companies in Turkey, faltering under the tremendous burden of an economy in tailspin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Although some Indigenous tribes in the rainforests were said to have used batrachotoxin from dart frogs for hunting, scientist haven't found any evidence that epibatidine was ever used for that purpose.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Others may study game tape on the competition to prepare scouting reports on their future tribe mates.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Sierra Nevada red fox is a distinct lineage from the common red fox known for residing in high-elevation, remote mountainous regions.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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There’s a lineage of people who’ve done this work and who are doing it now, which is so exciting to me.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Kissing cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kissing%20cousin. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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