as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the wedding joined the two tribes together
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Recent Examples of tribe
Officials reached out to tribes in Illinois and surrounding states to ask about any outstanding missing persons cases from the 1960s.
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Accompanying the team were descendants of the original tribes that abandoned Tetepare more than a century ago, now serving as rangers and stewards of the island.
—Lauren Liebhaber
july 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Which story, about a rare-bloom orchid hunter and his battle with the state of Florida and its Seminole tribe, became a film in 2002?
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
The Druze militias and local Bedouin tribes engaged in heavy fighting in July 2025.
—Güneş Murat Tezcür, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Accompanying the team were descendants of the original tribes that abandoned Tetepare more than a century ago, now serving as rangers and stewards of the island.
—Lauren Liebhaber
july 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Which story, about a rare-bloom orchid hunter and his battle with the state of Florida and its Seminole tribe, became a film in 2002?
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
The Druze militias and local Bedouin tribes engaged in heavy fighting in July 2025.
—Güneş Murat Tezcür, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribe
Noun
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In lieu of flowers, the family asks that people consider performing community service.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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As a victim services coordinator, Churchill connects families mourning the loss of a loved one with resources like funeral assistance, counseling and financial services.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Her father’s passing has left the clan vulnerable, and since Red Jacob named no heir, his two sons, Dougal (Sam Retford) and Colum (Séamus McLean Ross), are locked in a battle for succession.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
31 July 2025
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In the first-season finale of the new Apple drama Chief of War, two rival clans prepare to do battle at the base of an active volcano on the island of Hawai’i.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The mother and daughter couldn’t swim, and the family waited out the storm in their home as the waters flooded — but didn’t dislodge — their house.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Federal grant funding had been earmarked for the factory, but the money was taken back before any houses were produced.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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“Tribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribe. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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