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stepfather

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Recent Examples of stepfather Finley’s breakout was the 2017 dark comedy Thoroughbreds, in which Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy play high-schoolers conspiring to kill an abusive stepfather. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 Haakon also became the stepfather of Mette-Marit’s son, Marius Borg Høiby, who has no royal title. — Jan M. Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 After his mother remarried, the family moved up to rural Illinois, where Kimbrough’s stepfather was a pastor. — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026 Her stepfather, Delgado said, was arrested near a Publix supermarket as he was headed to a mechanic. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stepfather

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In 1892 her father and stepmother, Andrew and Abby Borden, were brutally killed with a hatchet.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Her stepmother is better known as Ashley Dupré, the escort wrapped up in the middle of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal.

— Peter White, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of stepmother

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Talley, whose mother, Brandii, works as a dental hygienist, went into the day with a one-shot lead and finished six back of eventual winner María José Marín.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The cubs were born in early July to Toba, their mother, and Argos, their father, who has since died of cancer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of mother

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To his credit, Charlie reads the situation well and puts his foot down when his dad demands that all of them pack up their things and hide out somewhere else, because Leighton’s appearance has blown their cover.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Love the look and feel of that old flannel jacket your dad’s had for decades?

— Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of dad

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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
The poll surveyed 977 caregivers of children 13 and younger, including 53% biological mothers and 33% biological fathers, with the remaining participants including stepparents, grandparents, aunts and uncles.

— Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026

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