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Recent Examples of stepfather
Coleman’s stepfather Michael Krause was also hospitalized after the crash, according to DHS.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
His stepfather, Julio Cartagena, 26, was a high-ranking Two Six gang member later killed in May 2003 during a botched kidnapping after allegedly stealing a large amount of cocaine, records show.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Bill Clinton lost his before birth, and then grew up with an alcoholic stepfather who loved him but lacked self-control.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
His mother remarried, and his stepfather—one of us, a German Jew—eventually began legal proceedings to adopt his stepsons formally, which would entail changing their last name from Wilson to Rosenthal.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
His stepfather, Julio Cartagena, 26, was a high-ranking Two Six gang member later killed in May 2003 during a botched kidnapping after allegedly stealing a large amount of cocaine, records show.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Bill Clinton lost his before birth, and then grew up with an alcoholic stepfather who loved him but lacked self-control.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
His mother remarried, and his stepfather—one of us, a German Jew—eventually began legal proceedings to adopt his stepsons formally, which would entail changing their last name from Wilson to Rosenthal.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
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In addition to his son, Rosenbaum is survived by his father, Chuck, his sister, Heidi Jurish, his stepmother (Mona) and stepsisters (Dana and Renee Garfin), his daughter-in-law (Kahlia), aunt and uncle Margo and Don Blumenthal and cousin Joscelyn.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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By 1997, there was another TV remake with Brandy starring as Cinderella for a new generation, with Bernadette Peters as her mean stepmother and Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Smith said she was once contacted by a mother whose daughter lost a button from her coat.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Rooms have a casual glamour with Filipino touches of capiz shell, mother of pearl, coral, and sea shells.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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My dad, who wears an insulin pump, and my aunt, who hadn’t flown internationally since 2004, definitely required some handholding at this point.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The guys were joking around, calling coach my dad and stuff like that.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2026
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Shop more of my mom’s favorites on Amazon and refresh your staples ahead of spring.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
8 Mar. 2026
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New graduates who could readily relocate, get roommates, or move back in with mom and dad can get away with a smaller emergency fund.—
Christine Benz,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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For parents, Robb recommended watching for warning signs, including social withdrawal, declining grades or a growing preference for AI over human interaction.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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His parents wanted to make sure that he and his older brother would never get sucked into such slaughter.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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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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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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