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Recent Examples of parental
Both biological parents and those with parental responsibility over children, including legal guardians and foster parents, would be eligible for the exemption.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The film’s more compelling moments reflect the rich uncertainty that Polly is able to mine from her new boss, whether that has to do with challenging her parental instincts, her lust for life, or even her sanity.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … VIRAL DANGER – New Tik Tok prank sparks parental panic and juvenile arrests.
—FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Meta is adding parental controls for kids’ interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots — including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether — beginning early next year.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Wallace said that the pair asked Giuffre to carry a child for them and sign away her parental rights.
—James Powel, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Playing on parental fears, The Babadook has been scaring the daylights out of us for a solid decade now.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Foster shared the example of a 29-year-old who only recently cut the cord on parental tracking, and their mother was furious.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The Google Nest Wifi Pro is 34% off and keeps your entire home covered in fast, stable Wi-Fi while managing devices and parental controls easily through the app.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The film’s more compelling moments reflect the rich uncertainty that Polly is able to mine from her new boss, whether that has to do with challenging her parental instincts, her lust for life, or even her sanity.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … VIRAL DANGER – New Tik Tok prank sparks parental panic and juvenile arrests.
—FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Meta is adding parental controls for kids’ interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots — including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether — beginning early next year.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Wallace said that the pair asked Giuffre to carry a child for them and sign away her parental rights.
—James Powel, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Playing on parental fears, The Babadook has been scaring the daylights out of us for a solid decade now.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Foster shared the example of a 29-year-old who only recently cut the cord on parental tracking, and their mother was furious.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The Google Nest Wifi Pro is 34% off and keeps your entire home covered in fast, stable Wi-Fi while managing devices and parental controls easily through the app.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parental
Adjective
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When that maternal presence is missing, there’s not just a lack of support, but a loss of grounding.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
23 Oct. 2025
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At a recent family dinner, his maternal grandfather hit on me.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 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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This is someone from his past who has this almost fatherly relationship to him, and that is when [Jake] finally releases [his pain].—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Iller captured attention online after sharing videos of Astro being fatherly towards Mars on TikTok (@wowcoolokaywow) and on their dedicated Instagram account (@halloweenkittties).—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Parental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parental. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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