IN-LAWS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

in-laws

noun

plural of in-law

as in families

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Noun

In Uganda, as in South Sudan, millions depend on subsistence agriculture to feed their families.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to honor the lives lost to suicide, to stand with the families and communities suicide has touched, and to renew our commitment to prevention.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

Nearly two dozen relatives are expected to attend, traveling from England, New York and Mexico.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
The genetic genealogy technique involves taking crime scene evidence to develop a profile that is used to search consumer DNA databases for genetic relatives who consented to assist law enforcement.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of relatives

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

Alliums Many people are surprised to find out that our good old culinary onion (Allium cepa) has a tremendous number of very showy cousins that are grown as ornamental bulbs.

— Paul Cappeillo, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
For the Schmidts, that family tradition — cousins, cows, and 75 years of fair days — is what makes the little things in life worth celebrating.

— Frankie McLister, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of cousins

Noun

Finneas, who was scheduled to join Sheeran for a run of South American dates later this year, also pulled out, while Irish folk group Beoga — longtime collaborators who had been performing as part of Sheeran’s live show — exited as well.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Because the water trolley has become quite the hit with tourists and locals, city officials think folks will still pay the price to ride.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of folk

Noun

Ali Mahmoud Ali, the group's Sudan analyst, said that the latest clashes risk bringing in more Nuba clans into the fight and could increase divisions across South Kordofan, where communities are facing an already dire humanitarian situation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
All Palestinian clans and families in Gaza would also be a target for disarmament, which would have an impact on the future of Hamas and Palestinian armed struggle.

— Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of clans

Noun

At the core of South Africa’s push to reset its ties with the US while maintaining strong relations with China are mines like the giant Mogalakwena site, 150 miles north of Johannesburg and operated by Valterra Platinum.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Iran’s ambassador to Russia also said in February 2025 that Tehran and Moscow no longer needed SWIFT for bilateral banking relations and were using their own confidential bank-messaging systems.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of relations

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