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Recent Examples of favorite son
For years, it has been said that Andrew was her favorite son.
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Malik Monk — the City’s favorite son — has played a big role in this improbable turnaround.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Plains is a tourist town, and President Carter is our favorite son.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
In 2023, Atlanta’s favorite son, Andre 3000, all but shut the door on his rap career by releasing a flute album and insisting that rapping is a young man’s sport.
—Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Malik Monk — the City’s favorite son — has played a big role in this improbable turnaround.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Plains is a tourist town, and President Carter is our favorite son.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
In 2023, Atlanta’s favorite son, Andre 3000, all but shut the door on his rap career by releasing a flute album and insisting that rapping is a young man’s sport.
—Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for favorite son
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favorite son
Noun
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Al-Sheikh was an influential figure for the future crown prince.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Zelenskyy was to meet with the kingdom’s powerful crown prince Monday evening.—
Matthew Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Alcon topped an earlier $353 million stalking horse bid from Content Partners when the producer and financier of a string of big film titles filed for bankruptcy a month ago.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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The bankruptcy filings state that a stalking horse bidder — identified as CP Ventura LLC — has agreed to pay $365 million for the company’s library.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Favorite son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favorite%20son. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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