near relative
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“A near relative to the famous Red Jacket and of the present Chief of the six nations Cherokees.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2019
It may be my favorite Le Sia sauce, although it’s a close call between that and its near relative, “numbing and spicy,” which is propelled into tingling ma la territory by Sichuan peppercorns.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2018
As this description suggests, Broad City is a near relative of .
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2014
Past molecular work by my wife and me has revealed that the low elevation white-eye inhabiting the forests far below us is not the Kolombangara white-eye’s near relative, as once believed.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2010
On his return, he made the acquaintance of Alison, who was a near relative, and cured her of certain ailments; but soon afterwards, less fortunate in treating himself, he died.
From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)
