kith

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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. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023 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
  • The victim was transferred to the Monterey County coroner's office for identification and notifying next-of-kin, deputies said.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Social capital and child development Immigrant grandparents and extended kin often play an active role in children’s lives.
    Sothy Eng, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That, folks, was grade-A gaslighting.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • However, politicians fear union voting power, and renters, landlords and sympathizers are often union folks and align with unions.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The French researchers, working with another team in Montreal, Canada, identified a specific problem mutation in this kindred.
    Markham Heid, Time, 6 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • Takaichi proposes a two-year sales tax cut on food products to ease household living costs.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
  • What piles up now melts gradually through spring and summer, feeding rivers, farms, and household taps long after the clouds clear.
    James Ward, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Kith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kith. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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