in-laws

plural of in-law

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-laws
Noun
  • Solutions like these improve health and education outcomes, empower women, and enable families to thrive, transforming their futures.
    Matt Damon, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The nuptials began on Wednesday, March 19, with an intimate dinner between the couple's families and wedding party.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That’s encouraging for people who are newer to resistance training or are concerned about injuring themselves in the gym, McDowell said.
    Julia Ries, Health, 22 May 2025
  • The county of less than 8,000 people is also primarily served by one rural hospital with limited services.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • But in Piazza’s phone calls with aunts, uncles, and cousins, everyone remembers the story a little differently.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Years later, one of my cousins even stopped eating meat in my presence out of respect for my diet.
    Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The complaint notes that Californians voted in 1984 to amend the California Constitution to ban banked games, though tribes are exempted from that ban under a 2000 state constitutional amendment.
    Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The tribes are suing under a law — Senate Bill 549 — that went into effect Wednesday.
    Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Well, while there may not be a C-1 in a showroom near you just yet, the folks at Lit did indeed succeed in building a functioning prototype of their vehicle.
    Ben Coxworth May 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
  • For some folks, this summer will be a time of relaxation: picnics, barbecues, vacation.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • And our definition of social media was to converse about the over-the-top shenanigans of the fictional Ewing, Channing and Carrington clans at the proverbial office watercooler.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In 2020, the California Fish and Game Commission made six lion clans a candidate for protection under the state Endangered Species Act, and are expected to decide whether to permanently list them next year.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • American society and our relations with other societies are driven by the competition/conflict choice.
    Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The concerns over trade relations stem from a history of tariffs, sanctions, and disputes that have strained the ties between the world's two largest economies.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Factors that raise your risk of stroke The accumulation of plaque (or cholesterol) in the arteries, which raises the risk of blood clotting, is caused by a number of risk factors.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Doctors have started using gene-editing treatments like CRISPR to treat devastating genetic blood disorders such as sickle cell disease, and are studying experimental gene-editing therapies for other diseases, including cancer, inherited high cholesterol and some forms of genetic blindness.
    Rob Stein, NPR, 15 May 2025
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“In-laws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-laws. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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