in-laws

plural of in-law

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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
  • The men’s team has already qualified for the World Cup in 2026, meaning a third appearance at a men’s World Cup for a nation of just over five million people.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • These new episodes, though, bear fruit, in the form of progress, and forward momentum, and the impossible optimism of people changing for the better.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 June 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
  • Not only that, but there are ample chances for folks to experience EVs firsthand, from Ford Performance ride alongs to a short test drive route behind the wheel of many new models.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Some folks, including those with bothersome PMS symptoms or PMDD, may feel less drained taking a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), even with a short two-week monthly course, Dr. Eblen adds.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 23 June 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
  • At least 90ml of urine is required in the company of a chaperone for the most common analysis, but blood samples can also be taken.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • But blood samples on record were subsequently tested and found to have antibodies against the parasite, suggesting an infection.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
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“In-laws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-laws. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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