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Others who shared words at the nuptials included Gomez's mom Mandy Teefey and her stepfather Brian Teefey, as well as Blanco's parents, Sandra and Andrew Levin, the insider says.
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Her aging stepfather knocks heads with her flawed and irritating ex-husband, who also moves into the home.
—The Know, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Ashton can recall good times as well when his stepfather was nice and everything was OK.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Glisson's stepfather said Bryant didn't live in the apartment.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Her aging stepfather knocks heads with her flawed and irritating ex-husband, who also moves into the home.
—The Know, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Ashton can recall good times as well when his stepfather was nice and everything was OK.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Glisson's stepfather said Bryant didn't live in the apartment.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
Noun
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Stephen's stepmother lived in the home until shortly before the hurricane.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement With Lee Heon away, Jesan convinces Queen Ja-hyeon (Shin Eun-jung), Heon’s stepmother, to support her young son’s ascent to the throne.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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When Kimberly and her family leave the New Jersey suburbs under dubious circumstances, Kimberly reevaluates her life while dealing with her hypochondriac mother, alcoholic father, scam-artist aunt, her own mortality and her first love.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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With three younger siblings still at home at the time of her father’s incident, as the oldest child, Franklin, took care of them while their mom was out of state with their dad.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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The man's son had asked for a welfare check because his dad hadn’t checked in for a couple of days since sending the photos.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When the young mom gave birth, Jacob was not in the picture.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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The various images included feature mom and dad with the infant, as well as their two daughters, Karter, 4, and Riley, 2.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Usually these harms were inflicted by a caregiver – a parent, stepparent, grandparent or other guardian.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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Upon her wedding, Princess Beatrice also became the first member of the royal family in her generation to take on the role of a stepparent, becoming a stepmother to Edo's now-9-year-old son, Christopher Woolf, whom the family calls Wolfie.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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About 12 of the 85 children enrolled in the center have an Alverno student-parent.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Grealish, meanwhile, will be ineligible against his parent club.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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