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 world knew that approximately 1,700 innocent people were surrounded by ISIS and facing genocide.
    Nadia Murad, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The economic downturn altered the way young people thought about farming.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 Aug. 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
  • Dad would stock anything that delighted him—folk, rock, or otherwise.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Today, the unique venue hosts local, regional, and international soul, folk, rock, funk, and country talent from spring through fall.
    Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 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
  • Dehydration can cause blood pressure to drop by reducing blood volume.
    Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Having too much glucose in your blood for an extended period of time can lead to insulin resistance, when your cells stop responding to insulin.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
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“In-laws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-laws. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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