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 potential for a major nurses strike in New York City is growing by the minute, after major hospitals and the New York State Nurses Association failed to negotiate a deal before Sunday's midnight deadline.
    Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Nearly 16,000 nurses are threatening to walk off their jobs on Monday morning, according to the New York State Nursing Association (NYSNA), the union representing the nurses.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • At the turn of the year, the couple's nanny, who has been with them since the birth of Prince George, 12 years ago, was rewarded for her long-term service and loyalty.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Initially involved in athletics as a boy, Weir became interested in music after being exposed to jazz by the family nanny.
    Chris Morris, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Buzelis, however, is bouncy enough to fling shots near the rim as a lingering secondary rim protector.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • This is not America, and we are not supposed to be taking countries by force; we are supposed to be the protectors of freedom.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 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
  • Best Women’s Shoe Deals Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly Sale is stacked with walk-all-day travel shoes that earn their keep far beyond winter.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Your babysitter calls in sick, or your day care shuts down, perhaps permanently, and the feeling curdles into existential dread.
    Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • But then Ross moved Steve just a little bit closer to the edge, sending everyone's favorite babysitter careening off the desk.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The carousel of coordinators has reinforced Hurts’ indifference to how an offense looks — to fans, to foes, to fence-sitters — so long as the Eagles win.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Jamie, the dog-sitter, is startled that Pam is back so soon.
    Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026

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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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