incestuous

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Recent Examples of incestuous The Menendez Brothers never suggests the boys were incestuous. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024 Murphy has since defended his work, which suggests that the brothers had an incestuous relationship and were abused by their parents. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024 But the popular series has sparked some controversy over its insinuation of an incestuous relationship between Lyle and Erik, something the brothers say is untrue. Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024 However, the series has also faced criticism from some viewers for implying in certain scenes that the brothers had an incestuous relationship. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for incestuous 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incestuous
Adjective
  • This more intimate delivery contrasted with his typically bombastic style, lending weight to his critiques.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • From helping design the wedding dress to that touching, intimate post-wedding scene, Karam takes EW inside Marjan and Joe's romance.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Jason Schwartzman, one of the most innovative actors of recent decades, is too easy to take for granted, because his acting remains inseparable from his utterly unique voice and diction, his air of inescapably sincere whimsy and thoughtful spontaneity.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Elon Musk The world’s richest man spent over $200 million to get Trump elected, was tapped to lead the Department Of Government Efficiency and has become inseparable with the commander in chief—often popping up in Trump family photos at Mar-A-Lago.
    Joe Walsh, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • And when states have tried to pass reforms, they’ve been stymied by state legislators’ and regulators’ chummy relationships with the industry.
    Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Her ordering of 500 officers to be transferred back to their permanent assignments as opposed to meandering off to unofficial reassignments is also a signal that any chummy informality is out the window.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies.
    Monique Judge, The Root, 15 May 2018
  • Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-speed trains could zip through their home turf.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017
Adjective
  • And as often as Onana has bailed his team-mates out this season, there have also been familiar errors, including his spill to gift Rutter Brighton’s third.
    Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Reyes has a small crew including his sons, but the threats feel familiar, reminiscent of the 1980s when immigration raids were common on worksites.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Ambassadorships are often awarded to loyalists and supporters, but this appointment looks particularly clannish.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The model relies on a dramatic shift in relations among officers and prisoners, two historically warring factions in a system built on clannish gamesmanship for survival.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
Adjective
  • Pochettino didn’t need either of them in the USMNT’s 3-0 friendly win over Costa Rica last night — but far bigger examinations lie ahead.
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Ichiro, who was elected to the hall in Cooperstown, New York, with 99.7% of the vote, addressed the journalist during a news conference on his election Thursday, extending a friendly invitation.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Incestuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incestuous. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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