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Recent Examples of son
My son is a truck driver, so he’s gone all week.
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
He also bad-mouths my son’s wife.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
Rosie welcomed her fourth grandchild in 2023, when her daughter Chelsea gave birth to her first son, Atlas.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Mettler is survived by his son Oscar Mettler and his mother Rachel Belma.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 June 2026
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
He also bad-mouths my son’s wife.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
Rosie welcomed her fourth grandchild in 2023, when her daughter Chelsea gave birth to her first son, Atlas.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Mettler is survived by his son Oscar Mettler and his mother Rachel Belma.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for son
Noun
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On the rooftop, Gavin has his boy Kenny’s back the whole time.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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The War Eagles got off to a strong start in the fall with a state championship in volleyball and followed with a productive winter, earning state titles in girls basketball and boys and girls swimming.—
Chip Saye,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Every year for birthdays and holidays, my in-laws give cash as gifts to their children and the spouses.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Sam Abu Haikal is the 13th child to be killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank so far this year, according to the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, which has documented the killing of 236 children in the region by Israeli forces since the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Noun
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In that year in the United States the number of lost kids had dropped to just over two per hundred.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Children might get a teepee tent and toys, while older kids might have cards, board games, boogie boards, or a volleyball net.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/son. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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