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Recent Examples of incestuous
Among his many misdeeds: the emperor wantonly ordered the torture and execution of enemies, engaged in multiple incestuous relationships, and declared himself a god.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
Agreed, this might be a tough call, and certainly there could be temptation to immediately can the two Lakers employees who most epitomize the incestuous decisions that have dragged the once-shining championship organization into dull mediocrity.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The incestuous couple rotting in prison now because of him.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
The business of music long has been an incestuous one, even when the players aren’t related.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
Agreed, this might be a tough call, and certainly there could be temptation to immediately can the two Lakers employees who most epitomize the incestuous decisions that have dragged the once-shining championship organization into dull mediocrity.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The incestuous couple rotting in prison now because of him.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
The business of music long has been an incestuous one, even when the players aren’t related.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incestuous
Adjective
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Unlike other ultra-luxury brands that were reconstituted in the past few decades under new ownership, Maybach has intimate century-long ties with its mother, Mercedes-Benz.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Boston and its environs are a treasure trove of intimate spaces and sweeping views, dreamy restaurants and enchanting balconies.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Brazil’s reckoning with Bolsonaro is inseparable from its longer struggle to confront its authoritarian past.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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My husband's cat did not like cuddling me and then became inseparable.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Being spotted being chummy with William was Andrew getting back at him.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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A lot of the chummy discussion involved Malone and the other execs reminiscing about their past deals and ventures.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies.—
Monique Judge,
The Root,
15 May 2018
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Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-speed trains could zip through their home turf.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
20 Dec. 2017
Adjective
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On the other side of the equation, the Chiefs’ receiving corps has looked eerily familiar.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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The inertia of familiar patterns keeps people locked into old routines.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jews, because human beings are and always will be clannish.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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This sort of soft, clannish corruption is not a coat of paint that can be stripped from the protectionist architecture; the dysfunction infests the very foundations of it.—
David B. McGarry,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The result is a set of policies that has baffled some China experts, or at least raised questions about the president’s stance on America’s friendly rival.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Twine also noted its subtle scent, quick absorption, and makeup-friendly finish.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Incestuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incestuous. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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