as in cousins
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
it's always fun to see all your relatives at a big family gathering
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Noun
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But in Piazza’s phone calls with aunts, uncles, and cousins, everyone remembers the story a little differently.—
Marnie Shure,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Years later, one of my cousins even stopped eating meat in my presence out of respect for my diet.—
Lola Méndez,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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American society and our relations with other societies are driven by the competition/conflict choice.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
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Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.—
Mattia Dognini,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Relatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatives. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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