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After his stepfather died in a climbing accident, Douglas-Hamilton, then 13, was sent to a boarding school in Scotland.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
After her mother’s disappearance, Aylesworth cast skepticism on her stepfather’s account of what happened.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
But, given the stepfather’s violation of both parole and a restraining order, the lawyer was optimistic that Jamie would not be charged.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Raised by his mother in the mountains of Harlan, Kentucky, the adolescent Pritchett chose to join his middle name and his stepfather’s last to form a new identity, that of Arthur Smith.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
After her mother’s disappearance, Aylesworth cast skepticism on her stepfather’s account of what happened.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
But, given the stepfather’s violation of both parole and a restraining order, the lawyer was optimistic that Jamie would not be charged.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Raised by his mother in the mountains of Harlan, Kentucky, the adolescent Pritchett chose to join his middle name and his stepfather’s last to form a new identity, that of Arthur Smith.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
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Kepner, an 18-year-old high school cheerleader, was on a Carnival cruise ship with her family, including her father and stepmother Chris and Shauntel Kepner, when she was killed.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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But after Sophie’s father dies, she’s forced to become a maid herself by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Castle also met with Copeland's mother and grandmother, who attended the proceedings.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Mark and Jacob were with their mother and younger sibling in a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road when witnesses said two cars sped toward them.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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With nothing holding her down but a dead-end job and an aging dad, a small-town Texan girl is swiftly bedazzled by a smooth criminal drifter, and hops into his car to pursue a life less ordinary.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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In fact, the new graduate recently made his acting debut alongside his dad Oliver in the Netflix rom-com A Merry Little Ex-Mas.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
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The bill was signed into law just over 2 ½ years after a Thornton mom lost her daughter to suicide.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The mom also claimed her family repeatedly texted Weston, but the messages did not go through.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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My brothers-in-law and their spouses give their parents only limited amounts of time on holidays and limited physical assistance to their parents only if my husband begs for help.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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The son of Nigerian parents born in New York but raised in England was something of a free agent, and even after playing for the US Under-18 team, could have gone into the international soccer version of the transfer portal.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 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 13 Jun. 2026.
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