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Kinman's mother, December Mitchell, and stepfather, Jonathan Mitchell, were charged with tampering with and fabricating physical evidence to impair a human corpse, which is a second-degree felony.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Kinman’s mother, December Marie Mitchell, and stepfather, Jonathan James Mitchell, are charged with tampering/fabrication of physical evidence with intent to impair a human corpse.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Brashears is survived by his children, his parents, stepfather and siblings.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Devil’s Play follows Iva (Ivanova), a troubled teenager trapped between an abusive stepfather (Stretch) and a distant, deaf mother (Tenekedjieva).
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Kinman’s mother, December Marie Mitchell, and stepfather, Jonathan James Mitchell, are charged with tampering/fabrication of physical evidence with intent to impair a human corpse.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Brashears is survived by his children, his parents, stepfather and siblings.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Devil’s Play follows Iva (Ivanova), a troubled teenager trapped between an abusive stepfather (Stretch) and a distant, deaf mother (Tenekedjieva).
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
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In addition, Rebecca Hall will star as Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, with Billie Lourd as Lizzie’s sister, Emma Borden.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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His wife, the boy’s stepmother, Cheyenne Elmore, 27, was also arrested and charged with murder.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Lasky also integrates tangential but no-less-compelling topics, like the show-stopping style of Iris Apfel and her influence on Lasky’s mother, and Lasky’s evergreen obsession with The Shining.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Craft was able to sign the 6-foot-5, agile Mougey as a quarterback only after reassuring the player and his mother he wouldn’t be moved to receiver.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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And Natalie is still justifiably concerned about her dad, calling him up during his night from hell and getting no information from him.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Like his character on the show, Brown is a girl dad.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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However, her mom has already managed to do one of the most embarrassing things imaginable.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Personnel from the Dearborn Fire Department cut the little girl’s umbilical cord and took the mom and baby to the hospital.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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This aunt, Schaeffer has said, was one of your parents’ younger sisters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Yet Tapestry—the parent company of Coach—said Gen Z now accounts for roughly 35% of its new customers, helping the brand beat Wall Street expectations and raise its full-year forecast.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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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 Dec. 2025.
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