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Though the couple are now ostensibly upwardly mobile urbanites, the differences between them come into high relief during two vacations, when their in-laws make separate visits.
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The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Read: Dear Therapist: No one wants to host my in-laws for the holidays
But deciding to take a chill solo holiday can have consequences—including hurting the people who are attending.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
One of my in-laws will wait for a person to finish speaking, then say something on a completely different subject.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
Again, a sequel followed, with 2010's Little Fockers seeing Greg and wife Pam (Teri Polo) juggle looking after their five-year-old twins with a spontaneous visit from the in-laws.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Read: Dear Therapist: No one wants to host my in-laws for the holidays
But deciding to take a chill solo holiday can have consequences—including hurting the people who are attending.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
One of my in-laws will wait for a person to finish speaking, then say something on a completely different subject.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
Again, a sequel followed, with 2010's Little Fockers seeing Greg and wife Pam (Teri Polo) juggle looking after their five-year-old twins with a spontaneous visit from the in-laws.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-law
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The devoted mom was known for navigating the convoluted case against the family’s across-the-street neighbor, Skakel, with grace, dignity and humanity, Greenwich Time noted.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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His family said in an obituary that Meek died surrounded by family and friends.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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In April of that year, a search warrant for a drug investigation of Vick's cousin Davon Boddie, resulted in authorities discovering evidence of unlawful dog fighting at one of Vick's properties in Virginia.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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As part of an ongoing 12-year study of California ground squirrels at Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County, researchers last summer watched as squirrels began to chase — and eat — voles, a cousin of field mice.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago estimated that Kate and Peter, whose house was also home to their five kids, would have had an income of $305,000 in 1990, or over $730,000 today, The New York Times reported in 2023.Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Hall has been living at the house since their split in July.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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She’s been one of the most active of the Robertson clan, writing best-selling books, hosting a podcast, and even popping up on the big screen.Danny Horn, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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One of Baltimore’s most prominent families was thrust into the spotlight earlier this month, when a son of the clan, Luigi Mangione, was arrested by Pennsylvania police and charged in the Dec. 4 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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In highly resource scarce communities, such as the desert tribes of the Sahara, the mineral commodity of choice was not an inert metal like gold but a compound formed by one of the most reactive metals in the periodic table – sodium.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Embedded in the tribe’s daily customs are religious rituals that represent the Arhuacao’s spiritual connection to nature and responsibility to protect Mother Earth.Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nearly 16,000 people packed inside XL Center, almost all of whom wore navy and white.Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Nationwide, about 17,500 fewer people died than in the prior year.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Romania was plunged into turmoil after Georgescu’s surprise success in the presidential race, after allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference emerged.Stephen McGrath and Vadim Ghirda, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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The financial demands of NASCAR, requiring several hundred thousand dollars per car per race, make sponsorship indispensable.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The experience includes an exploration of the world’s longest lineage of single-vintage wines dating to 1878.Paula Conway, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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As the first true dinosaurs emerged, some remained omnivorous, while early predecessors of the Allosaurus and T. rex lineage began to hunt insects and fish.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-law. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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