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Recent Examples of stepfather
And the horrors, Coles said, didn’t go away even when his stepfather did.
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Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
The episodes will focus on the interview subject’s compulsion to create, an obsession for Mason who grew up with a stepfather who was a portrait artist.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
And the horrors, Coles said, didn’t go away even when his stepfather did.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Prosecutors are pursuing a murder charge against a stepfather charged in the death of a 4-year-old Bristol girl.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
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Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
The episodes will focus on the interview subject’s compulsion to create, an obsession for Mason who grew up with a stepfather who was a portrait artist.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
And the horrors, Coles said, didn’t go away even when his stepfather did.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Prosecutors are pursuing a murder charge against a stepfather charged in the death of a 4-year-old Bristol girl.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
Noun
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In addition to her three children with Williams, Longet was also a stepmother to a son with her second husband, Ron Austin.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Compared to RuPaul’s Drag Race’s more effusive guests, Michelle Visage can come off as the withholding evil stepmother on the judges’ panel.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Shaina Montiel says her mother stills cries thinking about her harrowing experience with hantavirus at age 5, which, according to the CDC, can have a fatality rate up to 38%, depending on the type of syndrome caused by it.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Her uncle, Khang Le, shared an update from her mother, Le Le, and father, Danny Le, on Facebook on Monday, May 11, alongside a photo of Danh awake and smiling.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Noun
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His dad, inspired by Barker, recently quit his job as a psychiatric nurse practitioner to become a full-time screenwriter.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Back in 2024, proud dad William told E!—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Those split levels of child and adult consciousness give the film a certain piquancy, a little gap where drama can spark in a story where almost nothing really happens except a kid takes a plane ride, or several plane rides, with his mom.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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The little girl was holding her mom’s hand when three men opened fire on a rival group near Southern Blvd.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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The most common reasons cited for detransition were pressure from a parent, harassment or discrimination, and that transitioning was too hard.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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Din wasn't born on Mandalore but was taken in by the Mandalorians after his parents were killed in the Clone Wars.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Petito’s parents and stepparents —Nichole and Jim Schmidt, and Joseph and Tara Petito— will serve as the keynote speakers for the Faces of Courage 2026 event at 5:30 p.m. April 30 at the downtown Boise Centre.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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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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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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