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Recent Examples of son
Schroeder described a moment from her own son’s college application process that crystallized this gap for her.
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Dr. Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Then her son wrecked her Acura.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
That pulls the rug, woven from history and myths, from under the feet of Kenneth (Mullan), who works as a tour guide at the visitors’ center dedicated to the town’s most famous son.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
The series also stars Natacha Karam as Sarah’s servant Hagar, Tom Mison as Rebekah’s husband Isaac, as well as Tom Payne and Ben Robson as Rebecca and Isaac’s adult sons Jacob and Esau, respectively.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
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Dr. Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Then her son wrecked her Acura.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
That pulls the rug, woven from history and myths, from under the feet of Kenneth (Mullan), who works as a tour guide at the visitors’ center dedicated to the town’s most famous son.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
The series also stars Natacha Karam as Sarah’s servant Hagar, Tom Mison as Rebekah’s husband Isaac, as well as Tom Payne and Ben Robson as Rebecca and Isaac’s adult sons Jacob and Esau, respectively.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for son
Noun
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His boys became obsessed with Spurs at a young age, leading McIntyre to start going to away matches and on pre-season tours in the early 2010s.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Just as Shirley Cabey had rushed into Manhattan upon learning that Darrell had been shot, so too had the other boys’ parents.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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According to Kendall Seymour, the father of three of the children, the family did not realize the kids were missing until days after they had already been taken overseas.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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These and other groceries would be distributed to families who’d been too afraid to send their children to school in the weeks since an influx of agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement began operations in the city, in December.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That money is reserved for kids who live in ZIP codes with a median family income of $150,000 or less and who won't get the $1,000 seed money from the Treasury.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the dead kid’s eyes held her to the corner of 110th.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/son. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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