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Recent Examples of in-law
Sun Sentinel Asking Eric: My son begged us not to bring up our grievance to his touchy in-laws
His wife’s parents make all the holiday plans, and we’re never invited.
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South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
The in-laws’ wants and plans don’t have to be the default.
—Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
The in-law’s wants and plans don’t have to be the default.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
Greg and his intimidating in-law Jack will come face-to-face again soon as Stiller and De Niro are both set to reprise their roles.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 June 2025
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South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
The in-laws’ wants and plans don’t have to be the default.
—Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
The in-law’s wants and plans don’t have to be the default.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
Greg and his intimidating in-law Jack will come face-to-face again soon as Stiller and De Niro are both set to reprise their roles.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-law
Noun
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Next was dad Harry following closely behind as his little princess met a Disney Princess, before the family was photographed going up a log flume ride at Tiana's Bayou Adventure.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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While Georgia is thankful to be free and reunited with her family, the press around the murder and the trial will nevertheless affect the family's future.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Over the previous weekend, the duo traveled north to make a grand appearance at Kelce's cousin Tanner Corum's wedding in Knoxville, Tennessee.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The Royal House of Sweden previously announced that Princess Ines' godparents would be her cousin Princess Estelle, 13, Tiara Larsson, Fredrik von der Esch, Claes Kockum and Sandrine Kockum.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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No one supposedly could locate the accused to bring to trial, despite the men belonging to one of England’s highest nobility houses.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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It's tucked in the basement of a house in the residential area of Nishiazabu.—
Bella Stoddart,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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The father, Buddy Smart (Bryan Cranston), is the clan’s second-rate crackpot visionary, a cockeyed optimist who dresses in fuddy-duddy jackets and never knows where the next paycheck is coming from.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 June 2025
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The compilation clip featured lively snippets of the El Moussa clan's visit to Sin City, including outfit reveals, preparation for El Moussa's keynote speaker gig and a theatrical live show.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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Instead of just making the Berk tribe inexplicably multiracial, this little bit of world-building gives an explanation to the (slightly) more diverse casting.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Significantly, the circles represent specific villages or nomadic bands, not tribes or nations.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
13 June 2025
Noun
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By the numbers As of Friday (June 13), there are 7 people aboard the International Space Station: commander Takuya Onishi of JAXA, Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers and Jonny Kim of NASA and Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky of Roscosmos, all flight engineers.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
14 June 2025
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Her tour is a celebration of country music, while spotlighting the complex truth: Black people helped build the genre and are still ostracized today.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The club entered Saturday 2 ½ games back in the Wild Card race due to the recent slide.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2025
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The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium in Centerport is linked to William Vanderbilt II, a yachtsman and motor race driver.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Previous studies have proven the existence of two lineages, northern Native American and southern Native American, which developed after people first arrived on the continent across an ice bridge from Siberia and started to move south.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
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What has that looked like in practice, sharing the history, sonic lineages, and socio-political context involved in the making of electronic music?—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-law. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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