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The stepfather was a teacher at Sulphur High School, where he’s been placed on leave, KADN reported.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
He is survived by his mother, Michelle Rubio, and his stepfather, Deputy Albert Rubio, who is assigned to the Sheriff’s Department’s court services, along with his four stepsiblings, Diserre Rubio, Ashley Rubio, Albert Rubio and Deja Rubio.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Whether biological, adoptive, stepfathers, mentors, uncles, godfathers, teachers, coaches, or family friends, men are an important part of the upbringing and development of children.
—Eric Adams, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
Selena’s mom, Mandy Teefey, shares Gracie Elliot Teefey with Selena's stepfather, Brian.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
He is survived by his mother, Michelle Rubio, and his stepfather, Deputy Albert Rubio, who is assigned to the Sheriff’s Department’s court services, along with his four stepsiblings, Diserre Rubio, Ashley Rubio, Albert Rubio and Deja Rubio.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Whether biological, adoptive, stepfathers, mentors, uncles, godfathers, teachers, coaches, or family friends, men are an important part of the upbringing and development of children.
—Eric Adams, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
Selena’s mom, Mandy Teefey, shares Gracie Elliot Teefey with Selena's stepfather, Brian.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
Noun
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Even King Charles' own children follow suit, and Prince William has often been seen bowing to greet his father and stepmother.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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He was accompanied by his father, King Charles III, and stepmother, Queen Camilla.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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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
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My parents met one summer in 1975 at one of my dad’s acoustic shows on the eastern tip of Long Island.—
Brooke Lea Foster,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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The ride portion has distinctly Epcot qualities that are futuristic, educational and a bit dad jokey.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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Here's the state of the living characters at the end of the show… What happened with Cady and her mom Penny?—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
25 June 2025
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The entrepreneur and mom of two, 39, recently teamed up with CoComelon for the series’ Gotta Go Zone event on Saturday, June 21 in Los Angeles, where families hung out with characters Nina, JJ and Cody and learned how to make potty training fun as part of the CoComelon Can Help campaign.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
24 June 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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Half of the parents also remarried within five years of divorce, introducing stepparents to children's lives, and adding more dependents to the household as a result.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Kate Hudson considered being emancipated from her parents, Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, to better her Hollywood career.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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That is obviously the message Montgomery County aimed to teach children over the objections of their parents.—
The Editors,
National Review,
28 June 2025
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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