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Recent Examples of incestuous
Celebrations of diversity were erupting across the state — rapes in Kingston, incestuous underage pregnancies in Marlboro, a motel torched in Sutton, AR-15-toting fentanyl dealers in Revere….
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
But when a sector dwindles to five companies—or four, or three, or two, or just one—the collective action problem is annihilated by the inevitable coziness among the executives of the incestuous industries.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
At least part of the controversy surrounded the fact that the series hinted at a gay incestuous relationship between the two brothers.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
The whole thing is just such an incestuous funny story.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
But when a sector dwindles to five companies—or four, or three, or two, or just one—the collective action problem is annihilated by the inevitable coziness among the executives of the incestuous industries.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
At least part of the controversy surrounded the fact that the series hinted at a gay incestuous relationship between the two brothers.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
The whole thing is just such an incestuous funny story.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incestuous
Adjective
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Bicks, McCauley, and Ganeshananthan discuss their experiences with King’s novels and the intimate and personal nature of horror writing.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Photos of their intimate interaction were first released in April.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The two quickly became inseparable, sharing nearly every moment of their day together.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Public health had become inseparable from politics.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Sheep Detectives costars Nicholas Braun and Hugh Jackman are chummy at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 15.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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Yet, the three — even Cavallari and Conrad, who were pitted against each other in the 2000s — were warm and chummy, cracking jokes and enthusiastically agreeing with one another.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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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By the end of that show, the anxiety and isolation that freight life in the closet had burned away, leaving a happy, hopeful ending in place of familiar narrative disaster; love is found, secrecy is banished, and all is well.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Yet, lurking on social media, the appointment unleashed the all-too-familiar torrent of hate, sexism and misogyny.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the Middle Ages, local churchgoers whispered of clannish Jews poisoning wells to kill Christian children and steal their blood for their rituals.—
Mike Rothschild,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The flood of immigrants who settled in the area were a motley crew – clannish Scandinavians, Germans, Irish Catholics escaping famine, Yankees from New England, Black refugees from the segregated South, Mexican workers seeking a better life.—
Harry Boyte,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In the absence of the federal government incentivizing companies to make more environmentally friendly choices, state and/or local policies may also offer a way forward.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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The two coastal towns are about eight miles apart; however, Lewes’s public beach is considered more family-friendly because of its calm bay waters.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Incestuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incestuous. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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