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Recent Examples of in-law
Haskell was accused of killing his wife and in-laws on Nov. 6, 2023, and previously pleaded not guilty.
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Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
She is survived by her brother, Charles Furman McLarty, her niece, Katherine Morris and her sister in-law, Chris Page McLarty.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 July 2025
On a recent family vacation with his older siblings and their in-laws, things escalated.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 19 July 2025
People want to watch it with their husbands and wives and in-laws.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 18 July 2025
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Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
She is survived by her brother, Charles Furman McLarty, her niece, Katherine Morris and her sister in-law, Chris Page McLarty.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 July 2025
On a recent family vacation with his older siblings and their in-laws, things escalated.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 19 July 2025
People want to watch it with their husbands and wives and in-laws.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-law
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The Simon family has acquired at least six properties surrounding Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the past three years, counting these two latest purchases.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
25 July 2025
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In February, officials did not respond to The Enquirer’s questions about a family who said the hospital wouldn’t put their 12-year-old daughter on its heart transplant waiting list because of her vaccination status.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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Jamie Demetriou will play Mr. Collins, Mr. Bennet's cousin and presumptive heir to the Bennet family's Longbourn estate.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Yet Kamehameha has his own rival in the form of his cousin Keōua (a lights-out fantastic Cliff Curtis), who wants to rule alone.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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The mother and daughter couldn’t swim, and the family waited out the storm in their home as the waters flooded — but didn’t dislodge — their house.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Federal grant funding had been earmarked for the factory, but the money was taken back before any houses were produced.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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In the first-season finale of the new Apple drama Chief of War, two rival clans prepare to do battle at the base of an active volcano on the island of Hawai’i.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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Her father’s passing has left the clan vulnerable, and since Red Jacob named no heir, his two sons, Dougal (Sam Retford) and Colum (Séamus McLean Ross), are locked in a battle for succession.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
31 July 2025
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More than 1,000 people, many civilians, have been killed in clashes between some Sunni Bedouin tribes, Syrian government forces and factions of the Druze.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
31 July 2025
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The Miccosukee and Seminole tribes for whom the Everglades is home are being denied access to their own land, their ecosystem threatened with destruction.—
Donna Nevel,
Sun Sentinel,
30 July 2025
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From 1961 to 1989, at least 140 people were ied in connection with the Wall, either being shot by East German police while trying to escape, from accidents or from suicides.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Authorities said four people are dead after a shooting at the Owl Bar in the town of Anaconda, Montana, on Friday.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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The Englishwoman fired a third-round 66, climbing more than 20 spots on the leaderboard and entering the title race.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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One of the elements he’s been working on is relaxing to close races.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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For instance, data must be tagged to identify its source and to track its lineage before being transferred into internal database fields and tables.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Alex Foxworth Alex Foxworth, originally from Greensboro, N.C., infuses her designs with sentimentality and appreciation for her family lineage.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
27 July 2025
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-law. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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