son

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Recent Examples of son Two of the dead were Anthony Mitchell, a 67-year-old amputee, and his son, Justin, who had cerebral palsy. John Seewer, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025 Helicopter footage showed Justin and Combs' other son, , 26, in handcuffs near the LA residence during the operation. Erin Keller, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 Her older son has behavioral challenges and his public school can’t accommodate him full time. ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025 Sophie Carson tells the heartwarming story of a reunion between a mother and her son after 58 years apart. Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for son 
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Noun
  • Meanwhile, his second daughter drew a necklace on his neck using lipstick.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Tommy’s ex-wife Angela (Ali Larter) and daughter Ainsely (Michelle Randolph) also stop by the Cafe for a drink.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Miami deciding to call attention to the NFL’s longest current playoff-victory drought would be akin to Richard Nixon’s heirs staging an annual Watergate parade.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Season two hones in on the nature-versus-nurture tension between the innies and the outies, most poignantly through office rebel Helly (Britt Lower), who discovered at the end of season one that her outie is Helena Eagan, heir to the company that she’s dedicated her life to railing against.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Palestinian children gather to receive food aid today in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The rankings don’t include specialty hospitals, including children’s hospitals such as Nicklaus near South Miami or Joe DiMaggio in Hollywood.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Carter is one of the nine portraits hanging in the rotunda-like pre-show space, along with his successor, Ronald Reagan, the two most recent officeholders.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Zhao’s successor Li will be tasked with trying to expand Honor’s presence overseas amid fierce competition, with a focus on making the brand more recognizable.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Their analysis — which involved examining genetic data and 25 years’ worth of photos — revealed that just 7% of male humpbacks showed evidence of having sired offspring.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
  • An orca who carried her dead calf’s body for weeks has lost another offspring.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/son. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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