parented

past tense of parent

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of parented Despite their separation, the two remained on good terms, co-parented their three children and supported each other in public. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 But how you parent is directly related to how you were parented. Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026 Friends of Big Bear Valley Jackie and Shadow, who have been in the spotlight for years after FOBBV set up a nest camera offering a full-time look at the lives of the bald eagles, have parented eaglets in 2019, 2022 and 2025, when Sunny and Gizmo were born. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026 Often, mental health professionals say, parents will parent as they were parented. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026 But why should children be parented according to their own standards rather than their parents’? Maria Balaska, Time, 23 Nov. 2025 Pratt and his ex-wife, Anna Faris, welcomed Jack in 2012 and have co-parented since their split in 2017. Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025 Organisations parented by his vision host serious literary gatherings, confer prestigious awards, build encyclopaedic information on Tamil literature, art and culture, and impart literary, cultural and philosophical education to hundreds of curious minds. Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parented
Verb
  • The core interest aside from this being the final of a six-week long competition that only happens every four years is the country of Messi’s birth taking on the country that raised him.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • And that made his recent comments about former Blue Jays coach Don Mattingly especially noteworthy, as his departure for the Philadelphia Phillies has raised questions about whether the Blue Jays batting order can succeed without him.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • But the majority of the album is focused on the machinery that brings stars to life, with nods to the Velvet Underground, a band that was famously nurtured by a man who knew a little something about that.
    Caryn Ganz, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
  • Policy makers have nudged it into reserve baskets, offered central bank swap lines, nurtured its own payment system and more.
    Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Christie’s has fostered their relationship with tech wealth by being aggressively open to selling NFTs, for example.
    Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Politically, the World Cup fostered a rare sense of unity and cultural appreciation, bridging divides and celebrating diverse communities.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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“Parented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parented. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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