kinswomen

noun

plural of kinswoman
as in kinsmen

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  1. kinsmen
  2. cousins
  3. relatives
  4. relations
Noun
  • Records of public meetings and community newspapers feature jabs at how far these sorry kinsmen have strayed from their heritage.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
  • But the chief’s kinsmen failed to honor his request.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Definition of kinsmen
Noun
  • The claim comes a week after the county completed an internal investigation and began the process of firing four social workers involved in placing Jaxon with his paternal cousins.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • In a sit-down interview with ABC News' Senior National Correspondent Steve Osunsami, Banks met Salvatore Pace, one of his white cousins who is a Jefferson Randolph Coolidge descendant, for the first time.
    — Briana Stewart, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of cousins
Noun
  • Stay out of the sun, and make sure to check up on relatives and neighbors.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • With no electricity or phone signal, many have struggled to find news of relatives in the affected areas.
    — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of relatives
Noun
  • Strategic thinking, understanding situations, client relations and accountability cannot be transferred to an algorithm.
    — Tyler Dykstra, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The former congresswoman expressed interest in starting a new political party after her public split from the Republican Party over the handling of the Epstein files and relations with Israel.
    — Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
Definition of relations
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