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Recent Examples of stepfather
Díaz’s stepfather managed to get away via the outside fire escape.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Local media reported the weapon belonged to the teenager's stepfather, who was also detained.
—CBS News, 6 May 2026
Leander James, an attorney who represents the Chapin family and Mogen’s mother and stepfather, Karen and Scott Laramie, confirmed that the Ada County Sheriff’s Office recently touched base with him about its investigation into the leak.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
And the horrors, Coles said, didn’t go away even when his stepfather did.
—Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Local media reported the weapon belonged to the teenager's stepfather, who was also detained.
—CBS News, 6 May 2026
Leander James, an attorney who represents the Chapin family and Mogen’s mother and stepfather, Karen and Scott Laramie, confirmed that the Ada County Sheriff’s Office recently touched base with him about its investigation into the leak.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
And the horrors, Coles said, didn’t go away even when his stepfather did.
—Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
Noun
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In addition to her three children with Williams, Longet was also a stepmother to a son with her second husband, Ron Austin.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Compared to RuPaul’s Drag Race’s more effusive guests, Michelle Visage can come off as the withholding evil stepmother on the judges’ panel.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Wahl added in the later news conference that the mother of one suspect called police hours before the shooting.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Set in 1962, a boy roughly Travolta’s age voyages from New York to Los Angeles on a series of hopping flights with his mother, who is hoping to land a rich husband or a good Hollywood role in that order.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Instead of feeling alone, their daughter suddenly had her dad right beside her — with his own crazy hairstyle to match.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Everybody’s got a dad, everybody’s got a mom, lots of people have sons and daughters, people are in relationships.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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One of the team moms, though, had given U-46 an unofficial mascot.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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In the summer, my mom loves to dress up her jeans with long, tunic tops and sleek sandals for a versatile, day-to-night outfit.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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His parents, Jaime and Scott, started a scholarship fund to honor their son's memory.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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Our thoughts are with Samantha, Brexton and Lennix, Kyle and Samantha’s parents, Kurt and all of Kyle’s family, Richard and Judy Childress, everyone at Richard Childress Racing, his teammates, friends and fans.—
Reid Spencer,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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After getting together, the pair welcomed three children — King, Major and Heiress — while also assuming the role of stepparents to the older children.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Petito’s parents and stepparents —Nichole and Jim Schmidt, and Joseph and Tara Petito— will serve as the keynote speakers for the Faces of Courage 2026 event at 5:30 p.m. April 30 at the downtown Boise Centre.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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