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Recent Examples of incestuous
Did Lyle and Erik Menendez have an incestuous relationship?
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Since the show premiered, he's made headlines for his character's nude scenes and incestuous relationship with his younger brother Lochlan (Sam Nivola).
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
While this can be true, abusive incestuous relationships are often the result of social factors that create an environment where this is normalized.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Why did a series rooted in facts, while playing with shifts in perspectives, intermittently portray the brothers as having an incestuous relationship?
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Since the show premiered, he's made headlines for his character's nude scenes and incestuous relationship with his younger brother Lochlan (Sam Nivola).
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
While this can be true, abusive incestuous relationships are often the result of social factors that create an environment where this is normalized.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Why did a series rooted in facts, while playing with shifts in perspectives, intermittently portray the brothers as having an incestuous relationship?
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incestuous
Adjective
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Galego’s sensuous, intimate paintings speak loudly as the artist herself engages viewers with a soft, ethereal demeanor, underscoring the dreamy otherworldliness of her work.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Living In Wisdom takes the reader down an intimate path of seeking to understand specific practices that can lead us to our higher selves.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Manny Mota, Dodgers have been nearly inseparable for 75 years April 28, 2023 A pinch-hitting specialist, Manny Mota appeared in games over 20 MLB seasons, including the final 13 with the Dodgers.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Musk’s constant presence The weekend travels also revealed just how inseparable Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk can be.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
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The chummy scene in the White House this week with Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador was telling.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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There were the usual chummy showbiz cracks, including a callback to Nikki Glaser’s Golden Globes bit about how Adam Sandler says Timothée Chalamet’s name, as though awards season really were just one continuous show.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies.—
Monique Judge,
The Root,
15 May 2018
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Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-speed trains could zip through their home turf.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
20 Dec. 2017
Adjective
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The crossings also have to be familiar words all the way across those entries.—
Deb Amlen,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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In addition to its brand new placements, OVO also returns to a familiar home: the Official Physical Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Jews, because human beings are and always will be clannish.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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This sort of soft, clannish corruption is not a coat of paint that can be stripped from the protectionist architecture; the dysfunction infests the very foundations of it.—
David B. McGarry,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
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Ford sat down with Carney for a friendly breakfast in a Toronto diner in March.—
Stephen Maher,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Trump remarked on the friendly reception he's gotten from many in the billionaire class, including Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, during his second term.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Incestuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incestuous. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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