stepfather

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Recent Examples of stepfather The source said Roley's stepfather lawfully possessed many firearms. Mike Levine, ABC News, 1 July 2025 Sebastian's stepfather, Chris Proudfoot, was on a business trip in Memphis at the time. Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 29 June 2025 Happy Father’s Day to fathers everywhere — birth fathers, stepfathers, adoptive and foster fathers, grandfathers and all of you caring men who mentor children and fill the role of absent dads. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 15 June 2025 An 18-year-old was fatally shot in the head at home, and now his stepfather is facing charges, Utah officials said. Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for stepfather
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Noun
  • Despite her efforts, her stepmother stood firm, unwilling to reconsider.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 10 July 2025
  • The site also emphasized that there’s tension between the heir and his stepmother.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 July 2024
  • And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.
    R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
Noun
  • Many of those memories have been alongside my dad, who not only watched many of these games with me, but was more than happy to load the grill with heaps of hot dogs and hamburgers to celebrate the occasion.
    Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • After hearing Lance call out to his wife, Aaron got up from bed and entered the living room to find his brother-in-law and dad looking out the sliding glass doors.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The 38th overall pick, Voit signed for $1.75 million, under the slot value, using some of the money to buy his mom a Chanel purse.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
  • But mom Angelina is reportedly feeling like any parent when her kids leave the nest, apprehensive.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes evil stepparents forget that children grow up to be adults who don't have to take their b.s. anymore.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Exceptions are made if the birth parent is deceased or in jail and the court finds the stepparent's relationship with the child to be in the child's best interest.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The transition will result in the layoff of 117 employees at The Republic’s Deer Valley printing facility in north Phoenix, which will be shut down, according to Gannett Co., Inc., the parent company of The Republic and azcentral.com.
    Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
  • Her parents, David and Carole Delp, live in Winona Lake, Indiana.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 23 July 2025

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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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