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Recent Examples of stepmother
Gathered around the couch, in a spacious living room soundtracked by hushed jazz piano, her little sister disassociates with headphones while her pops casually chats to her stepmother; observing from a wheelchair is her 94-year-old great-grandmother.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
Director Kim Jee-woon uses every trick in the haunted-house book when spinning the tale of two vulnerable sisters, their neglectful father, and their evil stepmother, all of whom are trapped together in a shabby (but beautifully filmed) old country house.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Pic follows Lex Bowen (Evans), who returns home eager to reconnect with her father, Bill, and reconcile with her stepmother, Joyce (Isabelle) after being away at university, but tragedy strikes soon after in the form of a brutal home invasion.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Nichole’s involvement in autism services began in 2014 becoming a stepmother to a child on the spectrum.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
Director Kim Jee-woon uses every trick in the haunted-house book when spinning the tale of two vulnerable sisters, their neglectful father, and their evil stepmother, all of whom are trapped together in a shabby (but beautifully filmed) old country house.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Pic follows Lex Bowen (Evans), who returns home eager to reconnect with her father, Bill, and reconcile with her stepmother, Joyce (Isabelle) after being away at university, but tragedy strikes soon after in the form of a brutal home invasion.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Nichole’s involvement in autism services began in 2014 becoming a stepmother to a child on the spectrum.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepmother
Noun
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However, her mom has already managed to do one of the most embarrassing things imaginable.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Personnel from the Dearborn Fire Department cut the little girl’s umbilical cord and took the mom and baby to the hospital.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Madam Poppy Pomfrey played a vital role in the lives of Hogwarts students as a matron, who nursed the sick and injured.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
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The two women couldn’t be more different, but when a wealthy matron is found dead of an apparent suicide on the rocky shore of Vermont’s Lake Champlain, their fraught relationship gradually turns into a productive collaboration, despite Olivia’s missteps.—
Liza Tully,
People.com,
6 July 2025
Noun
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When Days of Our Lives premiered in 1965, Reid headed up the Horton family as the matriarch, Alice Horton.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The movie’s star studded cast includes Colman Domingo as the family patriarch Joe Jackson and Nia Long as the matriarch, Katherine Jackson.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Here are the biggest warning signs of a mama’s boy to look out for—and what to do if your partner is one.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
6 Nov. 2025
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Their other film credits include the short Tripoli, Quiet, and OK, Enough, Goodbye, a low budget comedy about an overgrown mama’s boy of 40 years suddenly forced to construct a life on his own, and starring Daniel Arzrouni and Nadime Attieh.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepmother. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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