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Recent Examples of in-law
While nothing’s been confirmed, royal watchers have speculated that Elizabeth’s granddaughter-in-law Kate Middleton has her own intentional moves involving her bag placement.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
But having a parent or in-law express their distaste over your future baby’s name may just push the envelope a little too far.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 7 Mar. 2026
Set in London and Spain, the story unfolds across six episodes — Wright directed the first three — and cleverly heightens the tensions sometimes experienced in in-law relationships.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
A couple more en suite bedrooms can also be found on this floor, with the topmost level holding two more bedrooms and the lower level decked out with a media room, a gym, a wine cellar, an in-law suite with its own entrance, and access to a two-car garage.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
But having a parent or in-law express their distaste over your future baby’s name may just push the envelope a little too far.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 7 Mar. 2026
Set in London and Spain, the story unfolds across six episodes — Wright directed the first three — and cleverly heightens the tensions sometimes experienced in in-law relationships.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
A couple more en suite bedrooms can also be found on this floor, with the topmost level holding two more bedrooms and the lower level decked out with a media room, a gym, a wine cellar, an in-law suite with its own entrance, and access to a two-car garage.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-law
Noun
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Within months, her brother had sold the family home in Streamwood for around $160,000.—
Carol Thompson,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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That game served as a fundraiser for the MacCallum family.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Scottish media have reported that Lyons survived a shooting in Glasgow in 2006 that killed his cousin, later moved to Spain and eventually settled in Dubai.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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De Rothschild and her husband, Benjamin, were also in the midst of a battle with Benjamin’s cousin, David de Rothschild, regarding who could use the family name for their businesses.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Breakfast is included, a generous European-style buffet with eggs, cured meats, fresh fruit, house granola, muffins, and flaky pastries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Horner showed investigators where to find her body, which was recovered two days later at a site along the Trinity River less than 10 miles from her father’s house, authorities have said.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Police last month detained 16 people allegedly linked to the Mazzarella clan on cyber fraud charges.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Most of his clan had inherited the freckled, rabbity Kennedy looks.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The quarter-ton bears, apex predators who are revered by some Native American tribes but also feared for their attacks on livestock and sometimes humans, became locally extinct in California in 1924, the same year that the last California gray wolf was captured and killed.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Askia Bennett is a wild man for the Young Seminole Hunters tribe.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 10 candidates in the governor's race are Xavier Becerra, Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton, Matt Mahan, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, Eric Swalwell, Tony Thurmond, Antonio Villaraigosa, and Betty Yee.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Two inches in thirty minutes can overwhelm drainage systems and leave deep ponds in lower areas as water races downhill.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Although the lineage may be different, just about every single other aspect of Margaret Atwood’s original Daisy and Agnes remains.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, the Arabic language brought people together through an unbroken lineage.—
Doris Bittar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-law. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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