KISSING COUSINS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

kissing cousins

noun

plural of kissing cousin

as in stocks

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Noun

But recent volatility in AI and chip stocks exposed funds like High-Flyer to sharp drawdowns.

— Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Investors don’t simply buy stocks after a bad jobs report or sell them on a hot inflation reading.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of stocks

Noun

Demographic experts are cautiously optimistic about the new scheme, which appears to offer more sustained and holistic support for families.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
The gesture continues a pattern for Swift, who has a long history of quietly funding GoFundMe campaigns for fans and strangers facing medical emergencies, including past donations to families affected by natural disasters and accidents.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

Kevin McCarthy captured a spectacular view as the eclipsed moon shone blood red in the skies over North Carolina, after a brief weather scare!

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
But unlike these flesh-and-blood examples, Miss Piggy doesn’t experience the discrimination of aging.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of blood

Noun

Language requiring state agencies to secure tribal consent before building projects that might affect Indigenous spiritual practices and the ability of tribes and individual members to sue if those rights are violated.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Quannah ChasingHorse is a Han Gwich’in and Sicangu/Oglala Lakota land protector and fashion model from Eagle Village, Alaska, and the tribes of South Dakota.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of tribes

Noun

Harry has maintained close ties to his mother’s family throughout all his drama with the British royal family, recently spending time with his uncle Charles Spencer, his wife, and several cousins during his visit to the UK.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2026
The largest fish had a considerably lower absolute speed than its smaller cousins.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of cousins

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