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Recent Examples of stepfather
Her stepfather and her sister waited for her in the car.
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Aida Alami, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Devil’s Play follows Iva (Ivanova), a troubled teenager trapped between an abusive stepfather (Stretch) and a distant, deaf mother (Tenekedjieva).
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
He is accused of killing his mother and stepfather, whose bodies were discovered in their Village of Waukesha home.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Her stepfather moved to Italy during the trial and Knox’s imprisonment to be close to her and her legal team.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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Aida Alami, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Devil’s Play follows Iva (Ivanova), a troubled teenager trapped between an abusive stepfather (Stretch) and a distant, deaf mother (Tenekedjieva).
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
He is accused of killing his mother and stepfather, whose bodies were discovered in their Village of Waukesha home.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Her stepfather moved to Italy during the trial and Knox’s imprisonment to be close to her and her legal team.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
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Rasbandith is survived by his parents, a stepmother, two siblings and two children, according to the obituary.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Her mother may see and keep them, and so can my son’s stepmother.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The child was found by her mother three hours later, with internal vehicle temperatures having reached over 108 degrees.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Based on the 2019 novel by Colleen Hoover, the PG-13 story follows a mother and daughter (Allison Williams and Mckenna Grace) who grapple with the aftermath of a devastating accident.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Charlie inherited his dad’s love for baseball and attends a lot of Freddie's games with his mom.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Graham describes an almost mystical creative energy during the filming of a climactic reconciliation scene between Bruce and his dad.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The new mom was transported to the hospital by ambulance, while Max stayed home with Mitch’s cousin.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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His girlfriend at the time had fallen into a coma, his dog died, and his mom was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Usually these harms were inflicted by a caregiver – a parent, stepparent, grandparent or other guardian.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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Upon her wedding, Princess Beatrice also became the first member of the royal family in her generation to take on the role of a stepparent, becoming a stepmother to Edo's now-9-year-old son, Christopher Woolf, whom the family calls Wolfie.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Roberts said Head Start also provides a bunch of different threads of support to parents.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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There are some, and (there) should be increased, opportunities for therapeutic intervention for parents as well.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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