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Eight years ago, Anderson’s three new stepsons were all deep into the sport, so the former high school soccer player took it upon himself to learn as much about wrestling as possible.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
His mother remarried, and his stepfather—one of us, a German Jew—eventually began legal proceedings to adopt his stepsons formally, which would entail changing their last name from Wilson to Rosenthal.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
The sting was in the difference between the status of his half-brother—a prince who could move back and forth between black and white worlds at a time when the color barrier was monolithic—and the stepson of a postal worker.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s stepson, Gregory Zecca, who mistakenly shot and killed his 13-year-old son some six months ago, has been arrested, authorities announced.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
His mother remarried, and his stepfather—one of us, a German Jew—eventually began legal proceedings to adopt his stepsons formally, which would entail changing their last name from Wilson to Rosenthal.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
The sting was in the difference between the status of his half-brother—a prince who could move back and forth between black and white worlds at a time when the color barrier was monolithic—and the stepson of a postal worker.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s stepson, Gregory Zecca, who mistakenly shot and killed his 13-year-old son some six months ago, has been arrested, authorities announced.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stepson
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“Stepson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepson. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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stepson
noun
step·son
-ˌsən 
: a son of one's husband or wife by a former partner
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