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stepfather

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Recent Examples of stepfather SpaceXAI only sent one tip regarding Jane Doe 4 to NCMEC in February, when the stepfather asked the model to generate an image depicting the girl being raped by multiple men, according to the complaint. — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 9 July 2026 Eventually, the stepfather was arrested after cops obtained a warrant to seize his devices. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026 The younger Constantine—Blaise Metreweli’s father—took his stepfather’s surname. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 Peter, Nissa’s stepfather, couldn’t get past page 37 of the book. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stepfather

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Snow sings about getting her princess groove back, butts heads with her Evil Queen stepmother (a campy Gal Gadot) and gets a little help from her short new friends.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
On May 27, 2025, Ryan FaceTimed his stepmother, Regina, Bob’s wife.

— Edie Peffley, NBC news, 8 July 2026

Definition of stepmother

Noun

Kanticha Singkhon, 25, was at the police station to pick up a handbag and other personal belongings of her mother, who died in the fire.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Police say the mother wrapped a metal chain around the child's waist, secured the other end to the property's fence and left her there before driving away.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of mother

Noun

Redefining what support looks like for Atlanta mothers Atlanta fashion model applies lessons learned as a young mom.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Everyone—blue-collar moms, college students, CEOs—suffers from the distractions of carrying around the pinging, blinking pocket-size casinos that our phones have become.

— Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of mom

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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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