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Recent Examples of in-law
She’s left the couple’s twin boys back on the East Coast and has sequestered herself in a guest bedroom, refusing to interact with her in-laws.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
In addition to daughters Francesca Behr and Kristina Behr Miller, she is survived by daughters Kareen Horton and Victoria Russo; son Robert Behr; 10 grandchildren; and in-laws and other extended family.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
There is nothing 'fair' about paying for her in-laws but not her own family.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Some families roll out the red carpet for their potential future in-laws, while others grill The Bachelor with tough questions that can leave them sweating.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
In addition to daughters Francesca Behr and Kristina Behr Miller, she is survived by daughters Kareen Horton and Victoria Russo; son Robert Behr; 10 grandchildren; and in-laws and other extended family.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
There is nothing 'fair' about paying for her in-laws but not her own family.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Some families roll out the red carpet for their potential future in-laws, while others grill The Bachelor with tough questions that can leave them sweating.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-law
Noun
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Mary Bowers, who was adopted by a family in Colorado in 1982, was still waiting for answers to many inconsistencies in her adoption papers.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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It’s become cost-prohibitive for one person to go to a show, let alone a family of four.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Webb had just been released from a drug rehab facility after completing treatment for addiction and was planning to attend his cousin’s wedding.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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So half a decade later, Carlos planned a trip back to Babington—supposedly with his cousins and their kids.—
Alexandra Macon,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fauna, which is filled with beautiful tilework and flooded with daytime light, is meant to evoke the style and casual warmth of a Catalan bourgeois house.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Family Buy House, Then Notice 3 Big Mistakes, 'Kick Myself For Missing This' By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A woman who recently bought a house with her family was shocked to discover several alarming issues with the property.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sagittarius: Saxon Ratliff Saxton is the oldest of the Ratliff clan.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The younger members of the Katzenellenbogen clan are certain that their forefathers’ way of life is no longer viable.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For years the tribe has opposed the line as a risk to its water supply.—
Jack Dura,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Standing Rock Sioux tribe called the pipeline a violation of its treaty rights and claimed the pipeline route risked polluting the tribe's primary water source and would damage sacred sites.—
Seiji Yamashita,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In expressing their disbelief, people have been known to run away screaming or even burst into tears while Blaine maintains his deadpan, stoic facade.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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This is a drink that people tend to love—elementally delicious, and yet with enough going on to keep the front of your brain occupied.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Therefore, the stewards disqualified both drivers, stripping them of their race results.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Athletic’s experts Luke Smith (from Shanghai) and Madeline Coleman break down the season’s second race.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Miles Davis, who was in the lineage of Benny Goodman, mentored Jack DeJohnette, who mentored Terri Lynne Carrington.—
Elizabeth Alexander,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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Nico told Forbes in 2020 that his grandfather's legacy and his lineage of entrepreneurship inspired him to create his own branch of Marley Naturals, the family estate’s cannabis brand.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-law. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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