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Recent Examples of in-law
Moving may be an expensive solution to your in-law problem.
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
The second level has four additional en suite bedrooms, plus a separate in-law or staff suite with a kitchenette.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
And this dinner with your in-laws—your husband has not committed to going.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The movie revolves around Mehdi, 25, who is invited to spend a quiet summer with his girlfriend Garance and his in-laws in the south of France, and sees their trip turn into chaos after a conflict breaks out between Garance’s family and the villa’s caretakers couple.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
The second level has four additional en suite bedrooms, plus a separate in-law or staff suite with a kitchenette.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
And this dinner with your in-laws—your husband has not committed to going.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The movie revolves around Mehdi, 25, who is invited to spend a quiet summer with his girlfriend Garance and his in-laws in the south of France, and sees their trip turn into chaos after a conflict breaks out between Garance’s family and the villa’s caretakers couple.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-law
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The actress is a noted fan of cushiony kicks for family walks, trips to Japan, movie premieres, and fitness sessions and is often spotted wearing the Brooks brand, particularly the Glycerin 21 running shoes.—
Miles Walls,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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This development isn’t entirely unexpected, as Randy’s health has been a concern for the Mahomes family for some time.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
25 Jan. 2025
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Tinos huddles close to its much more popular cousin, Mykonos, which lies a short, 20-minute ferry ride away.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2025
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Her cousin, Darius Robinson, played at Kenwood and is now at Oral Roberts.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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His only things were, there’s a house with a presence in it.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Inside, the house is now completely empty of furniture.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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Not just members of his extended clan — the Kushners, the Trumps — but others whom he’s known for decades, including a commercial real-estate exec who met him on the charity circuit and a former real-estate attorney who testified on his behalf during his hush-money trial.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 Jan. 2025
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As Donald Trump takes his oath of office to become the 47th President of the United States and begin his second tenure, politicians, the Trump clan, tech titans et al have arrived at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. to bear witness.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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The mountain is considered by the Māori to be among their ancestors, and the tribe will work with government officials to assume its care.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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From the perspective of the tribe, the story reads a little bit differently.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Academy, along with its MusiCares organization, launched the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort to raise money for people in the music industry who were affected by the fires, raising and pledging more than $4 million so far.—
Tiffany Kelly,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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However, amid the devastating wildfires that began in Los Angeles on Jan. 7 which affected thousands of people, the singer decided to postpone the news.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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Soon-Shiong conceded that the paper's editorial board had not met with Biden before endorsing him in the 2020 race.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
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That includes recent series champion Ryan Blaney, who came in 10th of 10 in the first heat race, along with Kyle Larson.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2025
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Born in 1946 to a father who worked in British intelligence and a dancer mother who traced her lineage to the Habsburg dynasty, Faithfull was also, on her mother’s side, the great-great niece of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (whose 1870 novel Venus in Furs gave us the terms masochism and S&M).—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
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Nestled comfortably between heritage, lineage and modernity, the brand is rising to the occasion.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-law. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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