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Recent Examples of incestuous
Rand explained that the show’s depiction of the brothers’ relationship as likely incestuous is false and that the show portrayed the idea of the relationship the brothers were having that lived in the minds of those around them.
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024
Chase didn’t need to give Tony and his mom’s relationship incestuous overtones to convey its toxicity, but for LeFranc, this element serves as a handy shortcut to creating the same impression.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024
Chase didn’t need to give Tony and his mom’s relationship incestuous overtones to convey its toxicity, but for LeFranc, this element serves as a handy shortcut to creating the same impression.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incestuous
Adjective
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The home’s design masterfully balances intimate living spaces with grand-scale entertaining areas.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, March 6, Hamilton Leithauser kicked off his annual residency at Cafe Carlyle, the intimate posh supper club known primarily for its Marcel Vertès murals, martinis and cabaret and jazz performances by Peter Cincotti, Jeff Goldblum, Sandra Bernhard and others.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In a world where our digital lives are inseparable from our real lives, data has become the new currency of productivity.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The film is based on the true story of inseparable twin sisters Joan and Jean, who live on the fringes of society.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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Bo Nix, Stidham and Wilson were a chummy group in 2024, and Wilson offers a high-upside option as a young backup.—
Luca Evans,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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Britain’s prime minister has spent months carefully crafting a chummy relationship with Donald Trump.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies.—
Monique Judge,
The Root,
15 May 2018
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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
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Whatever the club’s reasoning, there was something familiar and troubling about this disappointing deadline paralysis.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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The idea is both familiar and transformative: public fridges, placed in neighborhoods, stocked by the people, for the people—no questions asked.—
The Glamour editors,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ambassadorships are often awarded to loyalists and supporters, but this appointment looks particularly clannish.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 Jan. 2025
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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
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The doorman is very friendly and asks if there’s a party going on.—
Devan Díaz,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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There is a legacy out there of bad harvests and tough winters that by some alchemy brings out the best in people, reminds them to be friendly and kind, and put others first.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Incestuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incestuous. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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