kissing cousin
Example Sentences
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He’s now returned with a weirder, more diaphanous book, this time viewing surfing as the kissing cousin of, and potential solution to, substance addiction.
From New York Times
Stromboli, kissing cousin to the calzone, is an Italian wrap, a delicious pastry filled with goodies.
From Salon
Recalling the promise of a “dramatic” address, Gilat summed up the prime minister’s appearance thusly: “No drama, no semi-drama, not even a kissing cousin of drama.”
From Los Angeles Times
Its ideology is a kissing cousin’s to Orban’s, so much so that Polish leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski has praised the Hungarian prime minister as an ally in resisting the EU’s insistence on democratic governance.
From Salon
A kissing cousin to pot is showing up in your coffee, candy and chocolate bars.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
