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son

noun

Definition of son

as in boy

a male human born to parents Their two sons were always in competition with one another.

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Recent Examples of son Daemon, with his Valyrian steel warhelm and taste for annihilation, is who Rhaenyra needs riding shotgun now that Team Green has established a crown-seeking triumvirate of sons. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 That means the president’s eldest son has relationships with both of the industry’s biggest prediction market companies while his father is developing a competing platform of his own. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026 Outside the courtroom on Wednesday, his son Arnoldo, who is a Project Specialist at Bible League International, said he just got married in late July and recently returned from his honeymoon. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Ballard and his wife, Kelly, have three children — sons Kaden and Brooks and daughter Breagan. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for son

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In June, Swedish authorities arrested a teenage boy who pledged allegiance to the Islamist State and idolized suicide bombers, according to Swedish media.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The introspective movie centers on four classmates setting out to find the body of a boy who went missing in the woods.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

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The dogs played such a significant role in the King and Camilla’s lives that the latter had a sketch of her dogs embroidered on her coronation dress along with the names of her children and grandchildren.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
One Houthi attack on Thursday injured 11 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, according to the Saudi military.

— Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

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