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Recent Examples of favorite son
Burt Reynolds Jupiter’s favorite son, who passed away in 2018 at age 82, lived all over the area, including his former ranch, museum and dinner theater.
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The Palm Beach Post, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Malik Monk — the City’s favorite son — has played a big role in this improbable turnaround.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Moyá, himself a former French Open champion who coached Nadal to eight grand slam titles, will be there to soak up the tributes to the tournament’s favorite son.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
The Blazers’ season had long been over, and so the postseason meant cheering for the city’s favorite son.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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The Palm Beach Post, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Malik Monk — the City’s favorite son — has played a big role in this improbable turnaround.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Moyá, himself a former French Open champion who coached Nadal to eight grand slam titles, will be there to soak up the tributes to the tournament’s favorite son.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
The Blazers’ season had long been over, and so the postseason meant cheering for the city’s favorite son.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favorite son
Noun
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Particularly cunning or politically convenient women have infrequently maneuvered into the halls of power, but these female monarchs have served mostly as short detours during times when a male crown prince was either too young or too weak to stand on his own.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Born in Tehran in 1960, Pahlavi was officially named crown prince during his father’s coronation in 1967.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The stalking horse bid, which sets a price floor for the assets, will be tested at auction.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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These firms are the stalking horse bidders, and the completion of asset sales is subject to higher and better offers.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
24 June 2025
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