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Recent Examples of stepmother
Some consider the first luau to have taken place in 1819, when King Kamehameha II ate with his stepmother, Queen Kaahumanu, on Hawaii Island, marking the end of the kapu system and ushering in an era of Christianity.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Beatty will play the title role, with Hunnam as her father Andrew and Hall as her stepmother Abby.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
What about with her stepmother?
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Her stepmother Dawn Jones also served as stills photographer on the film.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Beatty will play the title role, with Hunnam as her father Andrew and Hall as her stepmother Abby.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
What about with her stepmother?
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Her stepmother Dawn Jones also served as stills photographer on the film.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepmother
Noun
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After four years of caretaking, my mom passed away from dementia.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Pay attention, however, and the connection between Mary and Boo becomes more tender as their dilemma deepens, as does the relationship between Mary and her well-meaning, if totally embarrassing, mom.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The style, penned by legendary jewelry designer Jean Schlumberger in the 1960s, has grown from a society matron’s must-have to an intelligent gentleman’s accessory.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
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Her version of the middle-aged matron was a gentle innocent who faced the world with an unself-conscious enthusiasm.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Nowadays, the five members of the famed group have stepped into the role of moms themselves and are now matriarchs of their own families.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Set in Washington Territory, circa 1854, The Abandons revolves around the matriarchs of two very different families, payed by Headey and Anderson.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Since then, she's won a Grammy, featured in several of her parents' videos, made her feature film debut and toured the world with her superstar mama.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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My hope is that Meadow not only remembers the tall ocean waves knocking us down to laughter, or the incredible sounds of the island drums, but also the feeling that her mama enjoys her company, slowing down with her, and showing her the world from a space of fullness and not depletion.—
Kareema Bee,
Parents,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepmother. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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