foster parent

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Recent Examples of foster parent His mother eventually managed to find him and came to see him at the home of his foster parents. Jade Wilson, The Dial, 21 Oct. 2025 For those unfamiliar, what’s the process to become a foster parent? Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025 The reports came from a school therapist at a local elementary school after a student’s foster parent told them Cordum had come to the home for an appointment and inserted something into the child’s rectum, according to a July 2024 news release by the state’s Department of Justice. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 17 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 See All Example Sentences for foster parent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster parent
Noun
  • The head of a medical watchdog group unleashed on Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) after a nurse at the school's hospital lost her job over TikTok videos that went viral for all the wrong reasons.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • On Saturday morning, Pretti, an ICU nurse, was killed by a Border Patrol agent while holding his phone to record a chaotic scene.
    Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In Peacock’s All Her Fault, a nanny from a rough background (Sophia Lillis) disappears with her rich employers’ little boy.
    Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • My second novel—The Butterfly Man—is based on the disappearance of Lord Lucan in 1974 after the murder of the family nanny.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Fascist regimes are also typically organized around a charismatic leader—and form social and political cultures centered on that leader, who is taken to be the violent and powerful protector of the nation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Some screen protectors can also dampen whatever color benefits CoE tech produces.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Mercedes-Benz cars were rolled out with lane keep and driver assistance features to help drivers stay in their lanes, Kani said.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
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    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • There are English-speaking babysitters, child menus, and the kids’ club welcomes little ones aged three to 12 at its complimentary two-hour daily sessions, keeping them busy with an array of arts, crafts and treasure hunts.
    Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
  • During trial, the babysitter and Debe's stepfather testified that Bob had called them the night Debe went missing, which supports Bob's story.
    Sarah Prior, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • When staffing is limited, technology can help maintain capacity by enabling remote nursing support and virtual sitters.
    David Chou, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Gortenburg suggested the dog sitter set food and some of the Hirons’ clothing outside her house in case Gracie returned.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026

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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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