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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 The Bearcat football community came together to support her son, Sam Soto, a third-generation Arlington High student and football player undergoing cancer treatment. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 The son of the far-right former president, Jair, won 47% in the first round of the election compared with 45% for the incumbent. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026 Every year, Pigott and his son start thinking about the pumpkin in August, scouting farms in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Upstate New York. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 Just hours before the May 2025 crash that killed Hamilton County Special Deputy Larry Henderson, Hinton had been called to the police station to watch body camera video of his 18-year-old son fatally shot by a Cincinnati officer. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for son

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Linda Sanchez is the mother of the first-grade boy who hid under the table with his teacher.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
The film ends in 1997 with a young African boy fleeing persecution into the same theater, drawing a parallel between past and present.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

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The South is cheapest for young kids For families with young children, annual costs are lowest across much of the South.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
When Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stopped in London in 2024, the Prince of Wales wanted a photo with his kids and the world-famous singer.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026

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