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Synonyms for clan
Synonyms
body, bunch, circle, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold, galère, gang, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, ring, set
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The championship weekend was like a Comic-Con mixed with the Super Bowl - a whirlwind of casual-to-extreme fandom for this clan of fictional characters and the very real joy their inspire. Pokémon Co. — cleveland.com, "People are still obsessed with Pokémon and this is their Super Bowl," 20 Aug. 2019 Whole nomadic clans shifted their pastures deeper into the tundra, keeping their herds distant from any sign of the state. — Bathsheba Demuth, The New Yorker, "When the Soviet Union Freed the Arctic from Capitalist Slavery," 15 Aug. 2019 Her husband, Kevin Jonas, shared a large group shot of the whole Jonas brother-and-spouse clan to celebrate. — Vogue, "Nick Jonas Just Posted the Sweetest Instagram for Priyanka Chopra’s Birthday," 18 July 2019 The weight of this secret distorts Leila’s life, as other damaging secrets corrode the whole clan. — The Economist, "Elif Shafak’s new novel is powerful and unflinching," 15 June 2019 Here's a look at the whole Kard clan pretty in pink. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "The Kardashians Match in Pink Outfits at the Over-the-Top Launch of Kylie's Skincare Line," 22 May 2019 Khloé Kardashian also took to Instagram to commemorate the father of her children’s special day and show that the whole Kardashian clan doesn’t hate him. — Anna Millard, refinery29.com, "Sofia Richie & Scott Disick Celebrated His Birthday — Oh, & They’re Still Together," 27 May 2018 Presumably, that means Episode IX will be the final outing for not just for those who bear the surname like Luke, Leia and Kylo but also other characters who are (allegedly) not related to the Skywalker clan: Rey, Finn and Poe. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "What's Happening in the Star Wars Universe After Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker?," 24 Aug. 2019 Five distinct clans form the Land of the Dragon, but draogns are long gone and Kumandra has been invaded by a dark sinister force. — Marc Snetiker, EW.com, "Raya and the Last Dragon," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clan.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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