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Recent Examples of stepmother
My stepmother evidently objected to it.
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
My stepmother’s father, Bill Maillard, was a Congressman from San Francisco and Marin, the last Republican from that area, in fact.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Funston blamed his mother for a genital birth defect and his stepmother for neglect and emotional abuse as a child.
—Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Sophie’s stepmother and former employer, Araminta Gun (Katie Leung), aka Lady Penwood, comes back into focus, along with her two daughters, Rosamund Li (Michelle Mao) and Posy Li (Isabella Wei).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
My stepmother’s father, Bill Maillard, was a Congressman from San Francisco and Marin, the last Republican from that area, in fact.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Funston blamed his mother for a genital birth defect and his stepmother for neglect and emotional abuse as a child.
—Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Sophie’s stepmother and former employer, Araminta Gun (Katie Leung), aka Lady Penwood, comes back into focus, along with her two daughters, Rosamund Li (Michelle Mao) and Posy Li (Isabella Wei).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepmother
Noun
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Hopefully Nelsen’s mom keeps the press clippings from this season.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Adebayo then made his way over to Heat managing general partner Micky Arison and chief executive offer Nick Arison for congratulations before sharing the moment with his mom, girlfriend and inner circle.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the movie begins, Armando takes shelter in a Recife safehouse, overseen by a cigarette-ripping matron called Dona Sebastiana and populated by refugees navigating their own unspecified troubles.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Only 40 guests were invited to the wedding, including John’s cousin Anthony Radziwill (who served as his best man); John’s sister, Caroline Kennedy (Carolyn’s matron of honour), and her husband, Edwin Schlossberg; and their kids, Jack (the ring bearer), Rose and Tatiana (both flower girls).—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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The original matriarch of the expansive New Orleans culinary family had a gift for identifying talent, tapping chefs like Emeril Lagasse and Paul Prudhomme to lead Commander’s.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Written by Berlanti and Doran from a story the duo co-wrote with Robbie Rogers, How To Survive Without Me is set in the wake of matriarch Beverly’s passing.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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My mama taught me that a good wrap dress is worth its weight in gold.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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Computer nerds who’ve never left their basements and mama’s cooking are trying, and have taken over the sport with useless numbers, or analytics.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepmother. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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