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Karwai Tang/WireImage The event came a day after a private tea with Charles at Clarence House ended weeks of speculation about whether a step toward reconciliation between father and son might be on the cards.
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Also, the resemblance of the father and the son is very important.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Legacy ended with Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), son of Kevin Flynn, preventing the digital world from bleeding into the real world, as planned by the Grid's malevolent ruling program, Clu.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Thinking of his estranged teenage son and terminally ill mother, McKay waits and waits before answering the call.
—Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Also, the resemblance of the father and the son is very important.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Legacy ended with Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), son of Kevin Flynn, preventing the digital world from bleeding into the real world, as planned by the Grid's malevolent ruling program, Clu.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Thinking of his estranged teenage son and terminally ill mother, McKay waits and waits before answering the call.
—Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for son
Noun
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My boy retriever is just as dramatic.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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That's how Casey Kacz, an Event Coordinator for a non-profit and father of two young boys, felt when his car battery died.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sign up now and be one of the cool kids.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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One of my kids once presented a bar graph showing that Taco Tuesday produces 40% more dirty dishes than any other night.—
Dr. Sue Varma,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No one who celebrates the loss of human life should be anywhere near children.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hence children who develop strong foundational skills early are better equipped to use AI tools beneficially later.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/son. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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