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Recent Examples of son
Pridham, whom The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler ranked as the 13th-best prospect in the Blackhawks’ system in April, is the son of former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant general manager Brandon Pridham.
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Scott Powers, New York Times, 1 June 2026
One night, somebody broke into our house by climbing through my son’s bedroom window and stole our boom box and all our cassettes.
—Miriam Toews, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Two years ago, Gary Oldman found himself in Yorkshire for the wedding of his oldest son, Alfie.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
His son has also joined the family business at Leak & Sons Funeral Home.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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Scott Powers, New York Times, 1 June 2026
One night, somebody broke into our house by climbing through my son’s bedroom window and stole our boom box and all our cassettes.
—Miriam Toews, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Two years ago, Gary Oldman found himself in Yorkshire for the wedding of his oldest son, Alfie.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
His son has also joined the family business at Leak & Sons Funeral Home.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for son
Noun
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An indigenous boy on the roadside wears a Barcelona jersey.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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In the instance that fueled the witness-dissuasion conviction, a teen boy, John Doe 2 reportedly suffered a serious head injury after drunkenly hanging from O’Connor’s SUV — driven by another teen — then falling during a joyride in the high school parking lot.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Whether a minor or an adult, that child has lost a parent and has a right to mourn and needs the mother to be there.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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More strikes were reported in southern Lebanon earlier today, with the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reporting that civil defense teams recovered the bodies of four people, including children, after an airstrike hit a residential house in the town of Adloun.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Noun
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The Bills’ social media team showed the moment Allen surprised kids at recess.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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And the Clash was my favorite band as a kid.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/son. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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