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Recent Examples of in-law
Similarly, Focus on the Family addressed the issue of overstepping in-laws, noting that while empathy for their emotions is important, couples need to be firm in their decisions.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Miller, who is prosecuting the case, has argued that Scott waited outside as Serafini went into his in-laws’ home unnoticed and hid inside until after his wife and children left before shooting his in-laws.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
In the last year or so (after being married to their son for nine years) my in-laws have started communicating with me instead of my husband to make plans.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
Concerned about the prospect of having his in-laws as neighbors — and worried about his wife’s well-being — the poster took matters into his own hands.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Miller, who is prosecuting the case, has argued that Scott waited outside as Serafini went into his in-laws’ home unnoticed and hid inside until after his wife and children left before shooting his in-laws.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
In the last year or so (after being married to their son for nine years) my in-laws have started communicating with me instead of my husband to make plans.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
Concerned about the prospect of having his in-laws as neighbors — and worried about his wife’s well-being — the poster took matters into his own hands.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-law
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Yet the character genuinely loves his family, including younger siblings Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), a college student, and teenager Lochlan (Sam Nivola).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Some were issued to his own family members, such as James Biden, Hunter Biden and Valerie Biden-Owens.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The opening montage blends clips in a way that segues brilliantly from one to the next, as if the songs were sonic cousins that should have been considered in tandem all along.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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One of those kids turned out to be her cousin, Vincent’s sister’s son, who was diagnosed with SMA in 2023 and then treated with Zolgensma.—
Robin Fields,
ProPublica,
12 Feb. 2025
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The crew shot on the beach, at the harbor, at the house and at Old Town in eight different looks.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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Ten children grew up in this house with their cousins and relatives.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Magic and religion, for example, are intertwined, with each of the ten magical abilities linked to a god or goddess who governs the maji clans.—
Susan Akyeampong,
refinery29.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The fastidious, precociously mature character served as a comedic foil to his feistier mother as well as the rest of the show’s broader Pritchett-Dunphy clan.—
John Russell,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Lipski also pointed to Indigenous American lore from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes that says stars form in the earth, then come up through the branches of cottonwood trees.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2025
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Parvati and Ethan both competed on Survivor: Winners at War, and had plenty of time to bond on the Edge of Extinction after both being voted out of the tribe.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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The change is aimed at easing administrative burdens and improving accessibility to services for people who need help with both substance use and mental health, according to Pritzker’s office and advocates.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Some research shows that intermittent fasting may not be appropriate for people with diabetes and eating disorders.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
14 Feb. 2025
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Context: Black and Latino families are fighting school inequality by filing lawsuits, challenging rigid school boundaries and pushing for more resources to poor districts, as previously reported by Axios' senior race and justice reporter Russell Contreras.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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Shiffrin, in just her third race back from an injury that kept her off the slopes for two months, was in third place after the first run but was 12th in the second run to finish 1.37 off the lead and just a blink off the bronze pace.—
Zack Pierce,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The lineage of conservative responses has been largely an assertion of business power.—
Colin Gordon,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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Displays trace the lineage of families who settled in the area, and one exhibit showcases a Native American dugout canoe.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-law. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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