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Recent Examples of incestuous
Udo Kier Dracula and incestuous Italian lesbians amounts to one of the gayest vampire movies of all time, which is really something to say about the gayest of all the great monster archetypes.
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Ryan enjoys the performances of Quinn and Hechinger, both perversely weird and in garish face powder and recalling Joaquin Phoenix’s incestuous turn in the first film, but the movie doesn’t quite go far enough into the twisted and weird.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
One of the most controversial elements of the series are scenes that suggest the brothers shared an incestuous connection.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
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.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Ryan enjoys the performances of Quinn and Hechinger, both perversely weird and in garish face powder and recalling Joaquin Phoenix’s incestuous turn in the first film, but the movie doesn’t quite go far enough into the twisted and weird.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
One of the most controversial elements of the series are scenes that suggest the brothers shared an incestuous connection.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
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.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incestuous
Adjective
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This novel is an intimate exploration into the impact of identity on ourselves, the true meaning of legacy and resentment and forgiveness between families.—
Angie Thomas,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The new releases arrive amid a fresh wave of activity for the duo, who kicked off their anniversary run in 2023 with a handful of intimate live shows, performing Moon Safari in full for the first time.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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The trio have been inseparable for about five years.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Bunny, George, former Vogue fashion columnist Arthur (Nathan Lee Graham) and flight attendant and lapsed Mormon Jerry (Matt Bomer) used to be an inseparable quartet, but time, distance and now George’s death have pulled them apart.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 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
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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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And then, aren’t cats emblematic of whatever is familiar but ultimately unknowable?—
Barry Schwabsky,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Customers at Clark’s can expect a menu that looks familiar to those who enjoyed The Good Wurst.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This sort of soft, clannish corruption is not a coat of paint that can be stripped from the protectionist architecture; the dysfunction infests the very foundations of it.—
David B. McGarry,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
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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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Baseball’s celebration of that day often obscures the fact that MLB hasn’t been African American friendly in decades.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Vermont's politics and demographics are also more friendly to Sanders' views than other battleground districts in the Trump era.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Incestuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incestuous. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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