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Recent Examples of foster parent
Innocent children of an irresponsible parent can be put up for adoption or raised by foster parents.
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Armstrong Williams, Oc Register, 2 Sep. 2025
The foster parent, who wished to remain anonymous, broke down after seeing a shelter's post about a kitten being returned by an adopter because of allergies.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
And also the key for Dillane in understanding Mike was knowing that his parents gave him away to foster parents who didn’t love him.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
The county has taken several steps to try and prevent abuse, Davenport has said, including bolstering the vetting of foster parents and probation staffers and winding down the use of group homes.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Armstrong Williams, Oc Register, 2 Sep. 2025
The foster parent, who wished to remain anonymous, broke down after seeing a shelter's post about a kitten being returned by an adopter because of allergies.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
And also the key for Dillane in understanding Mike was knowing that his parents gave him away to foster parents who didn’t love him.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
The county has taken several steps to try and prevent abuse, Davenport has said, including bolstering the vetting of foster parents and probation staffers and winding down the use of group homes.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster parent
Noun
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Charlie had originally been adopted by a traveling nurse, but Mae had lost touch soon after.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Samaritan’s Purse began working in the region immediately after the fighting erupted, sending doctors, nurses and emergency aid.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His vice president said the trip was not about being a babysitter.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The performances are across-the-board exceptional — including Stavros Halkias as a cop who was a babysitter of Teddy’s.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rebecca De Mornay played Peyton Flanders, the Bartel family’s calculating nanny.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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From thrillers with missing kids and an unhinged nanny to a movie about a nuclear attack, streaming services are doing their darndest to rattle your nerves.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Anthony Edwards has been bothered in the past by good perimeter defenders backed by quality rim protectors.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Those with Eight Sleep smart bed tech found their heated protectors weren't able to change temperature due to the outage.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This silk scarf earns its keep a dozen times over.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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In Secretary Doug Burgum’s view, Yosemite is a good park—one that attracts visitors and earns its keep.—
Gloria Liu,
Outside Online,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Villarreal, his team were ahead going into stoppage time and could have been further in front had Jonathan David not missed a sitter.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Or share the course with family members, even the dog walker or sitter, so everyone is up to speed and on the same page.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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