parented

past tense of parent

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Recent Examples of parented Parenting values are simply, deeply personal, and tied closely to the way we were raised and how we were parented as kids, says Kim Rippy, LPC, CCTP-II, trauma and anxiety specialist, and practice owner at Keystone Therapy Group. ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 19 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parented
Verb
  • The decision upheld a previous denial by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission over traffic concerns raised by city officials and in more than 300 public comments.
    Rose Evans September 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
  • After new state data showed substantial academic gains, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education members defended a six-figure consulting contract Tuesday that raised questions earlier this year about family connections to the district.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While parts of European societies have long nurtured a growing strain of anti-Americanism, Poland is different—few nations show such consistent sympathy for American citizens and ideals.
    Sławomir Cenckiewicz, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • They are nurtured and built to bring out the best in people.
    Bob Helbig, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That vote was meant to provide more clarity over the balance of power in government but instead fostered more acrimony and division, with parties on both the left and right winning respective rounds of the election.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
  • At just 4 to 5 weeks old, the kittens are still adjusting to life without their mother after being fostered through A Place for Meow Rescue, a rescue based in Rapid City, South Dakota.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Parented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parented. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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