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Recent Examples of foster parent
There are also photo albums dating back decades that show his foster parents partying with Dr. Sabian, the Green Meadows staff, Norma, Lou, and the rest of the residents.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 July 2025
Some of those foster parents, including grandparents or people otherwise related to their tiny charges, even lacked transportation to get to available resources.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 4 July 2025
Six-week-old Piper, a boxer-pitbull mix, first came to foster parent Sandy Caplinger underage and underweight.
—Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
No attorney information was available for Boyd. Police began investigating Boyd when the foster parent of one of the girls, the youngest of the three victims, contacted authorities in January, records said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 July 2025
Some of those foster parents, including grandparents or people otherwise related to their tiny charges, even lacked transportation to get to available resources.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 4 July 2025
Six-week-old Piper, a boxer-pitbull mix, first came to foster parent Sandy Caplinger underage and underweight.
—Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
No attorney information was available for Boyd. Police began investigating Boyd when the foster parent of one of the girls, the youngest of the three victims, contacted authorities in January, records said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster parent
Noun
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Abby quietly married Josh, an army veteran and nurse, in 2021, though news of their nuptials didn’t break until 2024.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Yet, bizarrely, the TV show undercuts this angle by inventing a serial killer nurse from whole cloth, a move that shifts the blame away from systemic forces and toward a motiveless scoundrel.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And don’t count out Stavros Halkias in a Paul Walter Hauser-type performance as Teddy’s childhood babysitter who’s now the town cop.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
28 Aug. 2025
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In an almost identical situation, Raya was helped by not having a defender — or, in Keane’s words, ‘a babysitter’ — wrestling with De Ligt.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Fox News pundits such as Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity portrayed Let’s Move as a nanny-state plot to control the American diet, a slippery slope to the criminalization of french fries.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
1 Sep. 2025
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The nanny managed to escape and call authorities.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And so at some point, the healthier one becomes the protector in adulthood.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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The fallout will hit the mourning Cami (Moore), forcing a quick transition to protector of her husband’s company and legacy as board member.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Zubimendi was leading the keep-ball in front of the defence.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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This is where experienced counsel earns their keep.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Kenwood’s sitter has her hair in ringlets, while Philadelphia’s does not.—
Gareth Harris,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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The sitter ended up with a surprise when Tilly gave birth one week earlier than expected to 14 puppies, not the expected six to eight.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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