1
as in community
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
that clan of football fans has parties every weekend on which the New England Patriots play
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2
as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the whole clan gets together only for holidays
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Recent Examples of clan
Grier tops her mom's height. 14 of 15 Kris Jenner's Daughter Kendall Jenner
The Kardashian-Jenner clan is pretty petite, on the whole, but Kris Jenner's fourth daughter Kendall Jenner stands at 5-ft.-11-in., a stat which launched her very successful modeling career.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 17 June 2025
Patrick Gaffigan, the youngest of the Gaffigan clan.
—Patrick Gaffigan, CBS News, 15 June 2025
The new season will also see Justin training the three young wizards for the Family Wizard Competition, all while the Russo clan faces a new threat that could change everything.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 27 June 2025
And, of course, the Kardashian-Jenner clan stepped out in style.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 26 June 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 17 June 2025
Patrick Gaffigan, the youngest of the Gaffigan clan.
—Patrick Gaffigan, CBS News, 15 June 2025
The new season will also see Justin training the three young wizards for the Family Wizard Competition, all while the Russo clan faces a new threat that could change everything.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 27 June 2025
And, of course, the Kardashian-Jenner clan stepped out in style.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clan
Noun
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However, the 6th District Court of Rhode Island declined to honor the detainer, releasing Mendoza without notifying ICE, forcing agents to locate and arrest him in the community.—
Stepheny Price , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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Funnel Beaker groups were typically pretty egalitarian, but the larger, megalithic tombs were created for important members of their community like a leader, a priest or a shaman, specialist Artur Golis told the PAP.—
Irene Wright
July 14,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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The president and first lady Melania Trump are set to arrive in Kerr County and meet with families of the victims, as well as local officials, as questions linger over the little warnings that came in the hours ahead of the deadly floods.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Beauchemin was since taken down his Facebook page and cut off contact with his family, at least temporarily, an insider told TMZ.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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Major matchups featuring top draft picks like Cooper Flagg might draw a more partisan crowd, but the rest of the tournament is made for milling about.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Jordynne Grace Blake Monroe cornered Jordynne Grace, who was a very popular with the Atlanta crowd.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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With the help of Menominee Tribal Historic Preservation Officer David Grignon and the late archaeologist David Overstreet, the tribe was able to convince Western authorities to place the site on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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The Ngāi Tahu are the principal Māori tribe of the southern region of New Zealand — home to the South Island giant moa, the largest of the nine moa species Colossal plans to restore over the next five to 10 years.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
Noun
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When not needed, this section folds away neatly in the front of the pack.—
Will Porter,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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The research also analyzed what differentiates disruptive leaders from the rest of the pack.—
Jim DeLoach,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The cat spooks, darting under a pile of debris that was once a house.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
12 July 2025
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Meanwhile, videos circulating on social media show a house being swept up in the surge in Ruidoso as rushing waters tore through previously burn-scarred terrain from wildfires.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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The outlet also stated that the network cut the morning shows The Facility and Breakfast Ball.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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News Politics Growing food fridge network to combat Baltimore’s long-standing scarcity PUBLISHED: July 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT Volunteers launched the Bmore Community Fridge Network to help neighbors struggling with food insecurity access healthy options in food deserts.—
Gabriella Fine,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2025
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And then there’s a bunch of teams in that (middle) lane.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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As is tradition, Bungie threw in a bunch of weird lore stuff that has puzzles that need solving, but often some fun stories as well.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Clan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clan. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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