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Recent Examples of parental
In its post announcing the upcoming roll out of parental controls, OpenAI also shared plans to route sensitive inquiries to a model of their chatbot that spends a longer time reasoning and looking through context before responding to prompts.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Key Facts Roblox’s chief safety officer Matt Kaufman said in a news release Wednesday the gaming platform will roll out its age estimation feature to all users by the end of this year, which measures a user’s age through facial age estimation technology, ID verification and parental consent.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
On the other hand, standing idly by while a kid makes concerning choices can feel like an abdication of parental responsibility.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
OpenAI plans to roll out new parental controls for ChatGPT within the next month, following criticism over how the AI assistant handles vulnerable users.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
But, parents should also be aware of the safety risks, potential impact on independence, interrupted sleep and possible effect on parental relationships.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Minors don’t typically have the legal or financial power to move out of an abusive home or start seeing a therapist without parental involvement.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
More than 1,500 Idahoans between the ages of 5 and 17 contacted the hotline between when the parental consent law went into effect on July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, according to data provided by the Idaho Crisis and Suicide Hotline.
—Laura Guido, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
In a blog post, OpenAI says its parental control tools will be made available next month.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Solcyré Burga, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Key Facts Roblox’s chief safety officer Matt Kaufman said in a news release Wednesday the gaming platform will roll out its age estimation feature to all users by the end of this year, which measures a user’s age through facial age estimation technology, ID verification and parental consent.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
On the other hand, standing idly by while a kid makes concerning choices can feel like an abdication of parental responsibility.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
OpenAI plans to roll out new parental controls for ChatGPT within the next month, following criticism over how the AI assistant handles vulnerable users.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
But, parents should also be aware of the safety risks, potential impact on independence, interrupted sleep and possible effect on parental relationships.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Minors don’t typically have the legal or financial power to move out of an abusive home or start seeing a therapist without parental involvement.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
More than 1,500 Idahoans between the ages of 5 and 17 contacted the hotline between when the parental consent law went into effect on July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, according to data provided by the Idaho Crisis and Suicide Hotline.
—Laura Guido, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
In a blog post, OpenAI says its parental control tools will be made available next month.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parental
Adjective
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Combs said that her maternal instincts immediately kicked in.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The film reunites Yoon with Chang Hyae-jin, who has appeared in all three of her features playing maternal roles.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The portrayal appears to suggest that motherly attributes are solely within the realm of being loving, caring, comforting, protective, sheltering, and so on.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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In that situation, some new parents might have chosen to wait and see how things progressed, but Randall's motherly instincts told her action was required.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His father grieved by never mentioning her name again in the house, and the fatherly approval Bono craved was in short supply.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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Baron was gentle, fatherly, and prim.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Parental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parental. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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