son

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Recent Examples of son According to the 41-year-old and his wife Jessica, their son Miller died after a sudden illness while on vacation. Jacob Lev, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025 In the series, Agatha Harkness wears a locket to remember her and Rio’s son Nicky. Lauren Coates, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025 News that Valente and Bündchen had welcomed a son together broke in early February, People magazine reported. Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025 Schimel earlier this week campaigned with Donald Trump Jr. at an event where the president's son said electing Schimel was essential for protecting Trump's agenda. arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for son
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Noun
  • The daughter of a Colombian mother and a Cuban father, Castillo, 26, is on a mission to amplify the Latin American diaspora in the U.K., primarily through her music: an elegant mélange of balmy electronic textures and Latin American heritage sounds like salsa, bachata and reggaeton.
    Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • His latest outburst came in response to their 11-year-old daughter North’s participation in an FKA Twigs song and TikTok video.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • If bank accounts are owned in trust for or jointly with heirs, those assets will pass without regard to your legal documents.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • When they were finally retrieved by the collector’s heirs, the coins were stored in a bank vault and later presented to the auction house for sale.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
  • One officer stayed with the child while others asked LaPlaca questions and conducted a field sobriety test.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sanders and company have their successor at quarterback in place.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • López Obrador bequeathed a great many vulnerabilities to his successor.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Driven by instinct, some species have developed effective yet bizarre ways to ensure their offspring have the best chance of survival.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Johnson allegedly bred dogs that had won fights in order to create offspring with traits suitable for dog fighting.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025

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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/son. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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