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Perry is mom to daughter Daisy Dove, 5, with ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom, while Trudeau shares sons Xavier, 18, and Hadrien, 12, and daughter Ella-Grace, 17, with estranged wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Derry is the son of Shaun Derry, who made over 600 appearances in English football including Premier League spells at Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Chavarria grew up in the small city in California’s San Joaquin Valley, the son of a Mexican father and an Irish mother.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
The text message has been part of the daily routine for years, a father’s words of care, advice and guidance before his son takes the field.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Derry is the son of Shaun Derry, who made over 600 appearances in English football including Premier League spells at Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Chavarria grew up in the small city in California’s San Joaquin Valley, the son of a Mexican father and an Irish mother.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
The text message has been part of the daily routine for years, a father’s words of care, advice and guidance before his son takes the field.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for son
Noun
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The Highlanders all-underclass boys team lost four tiebreakers in a heartbreaking 4-3 semifinal loss against Alonso Mourning of Miami.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Mary Brown retired after coaching boys and girls volleyball in the district for 19 years, including the past eight years with the Knights’ boys team.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Though the arrest took place over three years ago, the case faced new scrutiny in March when TMZ published a video of the altercation, showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The kid from Istanbul’s streets was not an aberration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/son. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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