as in intimate
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Recent Examples of incestuous
The Menendez Brothers never suggests the boys were incestuous.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incestuous
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Related Articles The famed Japanese department store celebrated Jacobs’ visit with a party Monday and an intimate dinner Wednesday.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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Blow Job, Sleep, Empire: with help from the Jonas Mekas propaganda wheel, these shifted the definition of beauty in the popular US lexicon: a filmed beauty, a gay beauty, a beauty of an intimate boredom.—
Carlos Valladares,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The couple kept in touch during Chosen’s college years and eventually became inseparable during his senior year.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
31 Jan. 2025
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Togo and Seppala bonded from the start and became inseparable.—
David Kindy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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According to fast-talking Harry, no—but that doesn’t stop him from getting chummy with the lovably neurotic Sally.—
Gia Yetikyel,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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Sinema seemed to have better friends in the Senate on the Republican side of the aisle, and was especially chummy with incoming Senate Republican Leader John Thune (S.D.).—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
13 Dec. 2024
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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
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Dexter: Resurrection has booked another familiar name.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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In many ways, Payne’s life and death have the familiar contours of a pop tragedy: a young artist, whose talents were often at odds with his demons, experiencing the apex of stardom as well as its depths.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 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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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
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The 20-year-old was called up to the Trinidad & Tobago national team in December for a friendly against Saudi Arabia.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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But even that, an idea borrowed from other states, the federal government and even the city of Chicago, failed to get traction, another example of lawmakers and friendly lobbyists showing little appetite for changing how Springfield does business.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Incestuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incestuous. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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