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The crown princess, who has pulmonary fibrosis and is awaiting a lung transplant, has been at the center of legal arguments over whether her son should be granted temporary release from custody before the verdict.
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ABC News, 15 June 2026
From the beginning, Sebooh, his wife and three sons were involved in every aspect of the business from moving the furniture to dishwashing to playing the latest hits during the events as DJs.
—Ani Duzdabanyan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The near-future emotional drama stars Ayase Haruka and Yamamoto Daigo as a grieving married couple who receive a humanoid infant robot designed to look like their late son, forcing both to confront their individual paths of silent grief.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026
Both of his parents have maintained a private life in the midst of their son's rise to fame.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
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ABC News, 15 June 2026
From the beginning, Sebooh, his wife and three sons were involved in every aspect of the business from moving the furniture to dishwashing to playing the latest hits during the events as DJs.
—Ani Duzdabanyan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The near-future emotional drama stars Ayase Haruka and Yamamoto Daigo as a grieving married couple who receive a humanoid infant robot designed to look like their late son, forcing both to confront their individual paths of silent grief.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026
Both of his parents have maintained a private life in the midst of their son's rise to fame.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for son
Noun
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And now the dream is finally here, and everyone is ready to take it, including me and all the other boys.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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There was a picture of a little redheaded boy wearing a blue T-shirt; further down, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles backpack.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 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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Take a bunch of kids who’ve never been out of East Tennessee.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Your support will help ease the financial burden and give Pam and her kids a sense of hope and security.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/son. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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