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Recent Examples of incestuous
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.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 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
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
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incestuous
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Maddox found relief through photography and writing, including Motherhood: The Thread That Holds Us Together, a portrait study capturing the raw, vulnerable, and intimate moments of the motherhood journey that aren’t often seen, to combat isolation.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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The shows are produced by both Audible and Together, a new company that Jackman and producer Sonia Friedman launched to create intimate and accessible live theater.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Arts and politics, arts and society are inseparable.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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King, 45, and Swift became inseparable after meeting at a 2014 Golden Globes party, with their friendship once so strong that King asked Swift to be Leo’s godmother just one year later.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ana thought the two teams were chummy, sharing information and helping each other along the way.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
9 Apr. 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
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
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Cannes Film Festival head Thierry Frémaux said there’s more to come, but this wasn’t your typical Cannes Competition lineup studded with older, familiar auteurs.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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There was also a memorandum of agreement about the move signed on Monday by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting SSA Commissioner Leland Dudek, according to one source familiar.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Jews, because human beings are and always will be clannish.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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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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Her willpower wobbling, the 37-year-old nurse and mother of three pushed her shopping cart forward, giving the friendly salesman a wide berth.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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Adopted in 2020, the Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities created a classification system for business and investors to know what activities are considered green or climate friendly.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Incestuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incestuous. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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