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Recent Examples of kith
Timothy Treadwell, an environmentalist and a filmmaker who lived with brown bears in Alaska for thirteen summers, loved the bears, thought of them as his friends, his kith and his kin.
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Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
They were being held to the same standards as the rest of the world, forced to confront political realities that were previously beyond their kith.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2020
All familiar sights around Christmas, when the social obligations of the festive season draw people together with their kith and kin.
—Elisabeth Blagrove, Quartz, 25 Dec. 2019
According to Ms Debos, the need for France’s intervention showed that some high-ranking officers were unwilling to fight their kith and kin among the rebels.
—The Economist, 18 July 2019
Although Edward IV had the Lancastrian King Henry VI secretly murdered in the Tower in 1471, to close off the enemy dynasty, Richard couldn’t get away with the same thing with his own kith and kin 12 years later.
—Andrew Roberts, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2018
Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
They were being held to the same standards as the rest of the world, forced to confront political realities that were previously beyond their kith.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2020
All familiar sights around Christmas, when the social obligations of the festive season draw people together with their kith and kin.
—Elisabeth Blagrove, Quartz, 25 Dec. 2019
According to Ms Debos, the need for France’s intervention showed that some high-ranking officers were unwilling to fight their kith and kin among the rebels.
—The Economist, 18 July 2019
Although Edward IV had the Lancastrian King Henry VI secretly murdered in the Tower in 1471, to close off the enemy dynasty, Richard couldn’t get away with the same thing with his own kith and kin 12 years later.
—Andrew Roberts, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kith
Noun
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Like its bigger kin, the PD163QT stacks two panels on their long edges and can be used in landscape or portrait orientation.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
18 May 2025
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Indeed, both Davis and Roberts can't wait for audiences to pick up on the small nods to the various personality traits and quirks that Jamie and Claire have picked up from their kin.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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There could be challenges that pop up during this time, like needing to handle family problems or stepping in to help one of your kindreds.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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Connecting with your kindred will be magnificent now.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Those higher prices for new parent households in the U.S. amounts to $875.2 million in total additional costs, according to the analysis and based on data from the American Community Survey.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Another interesting example is the research conducted in Norway, which involved the analysis of debit card transactions to promptly monitor household consumption.—
Nino Letteriello,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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“Kith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kith. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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