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Recent Examples of son Mary Cosby is shedding more light on her son’s ongoing struggle with addiction. Liza Esquibias, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024 The essential early spoiler is that Paul and Lydia are still roiled with grief from the murder of their teenage son three years earlier. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024 Before pardoning his son, Mr. Biden had repeatedly pledged not to do so. CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024 Naturally, Kelce wore a Chiefs jersey for that role, customized with a special message from her son. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for son 
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Noun
  • Paytas announced the birth of her second daughter, Elvis, earlier this year.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • There was a family in the box: a mother, father, son, and daughter.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This is particularly important as heirs have only nine months from the date of death to inventory, value, and report the artwork or collectibles and pay any estate taxes that may be due.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Haas has since died, and Lurie and his mother are among his primary heirs.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • There, in 1995, a 26-year-old Gulf War veteran lighted a fuse inside a rental truck packed with 5,000 pounds of explosives and killed 168 people, including 19 children in the second-floor day care.
    Zach Baylin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Investment in children’s content remains negligible, at A$58M, down from A$81M the year before but up on the 2019/20 figure of A$51M. Meanwhile the Producer Offset contributed A$245M of investment in all drama, with $75M in financing provided for Australian theatrical features.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Assad had always seen his brother Rifaat as his logical successor.
    Sefa Secen / Made by History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Among the most glaring examples is Ninth Division Commander Gen. Roh Tae-gun (Park Jae-hoon, excellent), a weak-willed lackey seduced by power and greed who’s based on Roh Tae-woo, Chun’s successor as president in 1988.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Now, as the country ponders a return to the 2016-2020 period, when Mathews’ ideological offspring ran riot from Oregon to Washington, DC, his saga is getting marquee billing.
    Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The offspring of Lawrence and Murphy began dating in 2021 and were engaged just last month, sharing the romantic moment on social media.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/son. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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