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Recent Examples of stepfather
The source said Roley's stepfather lawfully possessed many firearms.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
Noun
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Nancy Travis appeared in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as Lydia, Carmen's not-so-nice stepmother.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 June 2025
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Burrell married Claxton in 2021 and was stepmother to his son, Javier.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Harrison, who is unaware of his dad's recovery, has demonstrated the family's dark proclivity for killing evildoers.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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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
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On Instagram, the mom of one also revealed that they had been approved for compassionate access to one of the experimental therapies.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Hundreds of other parents on Instagram flooded the comments with messages of support and solidarity for the mom of four.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The lawsuit, which was filed last month in New Hampshire was brought on behalf of pregnant immigrants, two immigrant parents and their infants.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
10 July 2025
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Indeed and Glassdoor, the job search and employee review firms, are slashing a total of roughly 1,300 jobs as their parent company, Japan's Recruit Holdings, embraces artificial intelligence.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
10 July 2025
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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