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Recent Examples of stepmother
Even King Charles' own children follow suit, and Prince William has often been seen bowing to greet his father and stepmother.
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Stephanie Petit, People.com, 20 June 2025
He was accompanied by his father, King Charles III, and stepmother, Queen Camilla.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
Ralph stayed with the show until its sixth and final season in 1989, before finding a new generation of fans playing stepmother and high school principal to Brandy Norwood on Moesha, which ran on UPN from 1996 to 2001 and earned Ralph five NAACP Image Award nominations.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2025
My Catholic stepmother and her disdain for Jewish people—including and especially my Jewish mother—loomed over my childhood.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Stephanie Petit, People.com, 20 June 2025
He was accompanied by his father, King Charles III, and stepmother, Queen Camilla.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
Ralph stayed with the show until its sixth and final season in 1989, before finding a new generation of fans playing stepmother and high school principal to Brandy Norwood on Moesha, which ran on UPN from 1996 to 2001 and earned Ralph five NAACP Image Award nominations.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2025
My Catholic stepmother and her disdain for Jewish people—including and especially my Jewish mother—loomed over my childhood.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepmother
Noun
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On Instagram, the mom of one also revealed that they had been approved for compassionate access to one of the experimental therapies.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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The heartbroken mom knew at that point the trip wasn’t going to happen.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Mary Thema, a clinical matron at Kadoma General Hospital, says Kelly’s case underlines this challenge.—
Cynthia Tully,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The aristocratic matron in question, Lady Hemphill, would often accompany her husband to the Huston estate, located in the rugged pastures and boglands of County Galway, for dinner parties and hunting expeditions.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Kardashian-Jenner matriarch also unveiled a choppier pixie-style bob haircut with heavy bangs on Instagram in April.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Now, all of that is changing as the Simmons family’s matriarch is headed to the Bahamas for her grandniece Tiffany’s wedding.—
ESSENCE Editors,
Essence,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Momma had a smooth labor and delivery and both mamma and baby are doing great!—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Banks is one hard-working mamma, and that’s just fine with her.—
Angel Saunders,
Peoplemag,
30 Oct. 2023
Noun
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When Italian momma Zia (Nunzia Schiano) makes the guys a special and intimate dinner, directors/screenwriters Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig’s black comedy shoots off into unexpected directions.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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Photos show the skinny momma walking on a purple leash and looking quite tired — but alert — arriving at the shelter.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Maybe predators will infiltrate the hen house, the ends of a fence don’t quite align or a mama will crush her litter.—
Bennet Goldstein,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025
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Hell, my mama flew an airplane during the Second World War.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepmother. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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