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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 Air Force pilot and Auburn graduate leaves behind his wife and three young children – 7-month-old twins and a 2-year-old son, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Her nephew — her brother’s son — also passed away in 2023, and the family hopes to bury them together. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026 Jonsson will play T’Challa’s son, Prince T’Challa II, continuing the late Chadwick Boseman’s legacy. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 July 2026 Ashley LaChance’s 13-year-old son Colton Remsburg, a seventh-grader at OCPS’ Innovation Middle School, was fatally injured riding an e-scooter in May in Lake Nona. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for son

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A little boy climbed onto his dad’s lap to get a better view.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The lawsuit alleges breach of fiduciary duty and claims the school rejected roughly $10 million in pledges from alumni seeking to preserve the all-boys model.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

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On January 24, 2023, Clancy fatally strangled her three children in the basement of their Duxbury home using exercise resistance bands.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
If a parent or parents have multiple children who fit the requirements, each can have their own account.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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