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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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Her mother, Caitlin MacLaren, is a nurse and South Miami resident.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Helping patients means helping nurses After getting her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Cincinnati, Holt began working as a clinical nurse in the neuroscience unit at UC Health, then called University of Cincinnati Hospital.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 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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Your next movie night will be complete with this ’90s psychological thriller starring a vengeful nanny attempting to destroy a former boss’s life.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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Only Abi, the young nanny, can make the sickly girl smile.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ed Williams, the onetime broadcasting teacher who portrayed Ted Olson, the earnest lab scientist with a pocket protector and a kinky side, on the Police Squad!—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Robinson, 27, has always been an energetic rebounder and rim protector.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the 23-year-old keeps responding.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Thoughtful collection, labeling and processing keep inputs accurate and truly representative of the information an AI system is being fed.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After all, 10 of the last 15 races in Singapore, before Sunday’s dance under the lights, were won by the pole-sitter.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Reddick came in sixth after collecting a stage win in AJ Allmendinger’s win two years ago, and inaugural pole-sitter Kurt Busch earned a fifth-place finish in 2018.—
Shane Connuck
October 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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