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Recent Examples of in-law
Comedy legends Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence have officially become in-laws after their children tied the knot.
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Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Miller told the jury that Scott drove Serafini to the Tahoe City area, dropping him off a few miles north of his in-laws’ home.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
Maybe your in-laws are making subtle digs at you over dinner.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
That bittersweet tension between love and tradition provides the film’s emotional core as well as its very title, as Nan tries to endear herself to her former in-laws and differentiate herself from other ghosts by providing a sense of utility.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
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Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Miller told the jury that Scott drove Serafini to the Tahoe City area, dropping him off a few miles north of his in-laws’ home.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
Maybe your in-laws are making subtle digs at you over dinner.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
That bittersweet tension between love and tradition provides the film’s emotional core as well as its very title, as Nan tries to endear herself to her former in-laws and differentiate herself from other ghosts by providing a sense of utility.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 May 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
Noun
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Each was also fairly hearty, though a bit less than the calorie count from its more sophisticated and more expensive cousin, HelloFresh.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
28 May 2025
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Grass was in Carpentersville to visit her grandparents and to go to her cousin’s choir concert.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Once near the bases, the roofs of the mobile houses were remotely opened, and the drones deployed to launch their strikes.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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That’s because the residence in question is the International Space Station (ISS), a million-pound orbital outpost with a footprint larger than a football field and the habitable volume of a six-bedroom house, circling the Earth 250 miles overhead.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 June 2025
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In the premiere episode, the Kardashian-Jenner clan took a family trip to Cabo, where Kardashian once again came face to face with her fear.—
Dayna Haffenden,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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When the Nazis came to power in 1933, the Ophuls clan left Germany for Paris.—
David Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Expect weird alliances, big-picture moves and a surprising level of camaraderie that inspires the whole tribe.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Is this bracket not like when one new person enters a tribe post-merge and becomes the safest to stay because of everyone else’s conflicting rivalries?—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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Research links creativity to happiness and well-being, and a 2021 study found that older people who participated in creative activities showed less cognitive decline than those who did not.—
Elizabeth Passarella,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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On Sunday, a Russian missile strike killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 60 at a training site for the Ukrainian military.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Ralph Rosado has defeated Jose Regalado in Miami’s District 4 race, concluding a special election that promises to tip the scales of power on the City Commission.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Exploring in Free Roam mode provides the best sense of scale for the game's massive, multi-ecosystem island in a way individual races just can't.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 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 16 Jun. 2025.
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