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Recent Examples of son
The president’s son did a lot of good for kids with cancer.
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Journalist Maryorin Méndez, who had accompanied Navas during her months-long search for information about her son, confirmed the death Sunday evening.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
The couple share son Georges, born in 2017, and added their second son in December 2024, per Variety.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Murdaugh has continued to deny having anything to do with the deaths of his wife and son.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Journalist Maryorin Méndez, who had accompanied Navas during her months-long search for information about her son, confirmed the death Sunday evening.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
The couple share son Georges, born in 2017, and added their second son in December 2024, per Variety.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Murdaugh has continued to deny having anything to do with the deaths of his wife and son.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for son
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Appearing on America's Newsroom, Crean Lutheran High School girls’ track and field athlete Olivia Viola addressed CIF's ongoing neglect of female athletes' calls to oust boys from competition, including AB Hernandez.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Set in 1962, a boy roughly Travolta’s age voyages from New York to Los Angeles on a series of hopping flights with his mother, who is hoping to land a rich husband or a good Hollywood role in that order.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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About 1,000 children with intellectual disabilities from 26 states and Canada who ranged in age from 8 to 18 gathered at Soldier Field in Chicago to compete in 200 events.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Louise Temple gave birth to daughter Pandora Precious at 32 weeks old in March, after a prenatal scan revealed the child had no heartbeat, according to Kennedy News & Media.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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The kid from Sin City looked like a winner from the first pull, gaining 777 receiving yards with three TDs as a rookie.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Many other people reject formal education (for other people, though usually not for their own kids) as unnecessary to attaining the highest ranks of wealth and power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/son. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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