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Recent Examples of stepmother
His surviving spouse, Nicole Mitchell’s stepmother, was awarded 100% of his estate.
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Ingrid Harbo, Twin Cities, 15 July 2025
The historical figure was tried and acquitted for the murders of her father and stepmother in 1892, at which point she was ostracized by her Massachusetts community.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 July 2025
Beatty will portray Borden, with Hall said to be portraying her stepmother and Krieps believed to be playing a maid.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Borden was acquitted of killing her father and stepmother in 1892; both were murdered by an axe in Fall River, Massachusetts.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 July 2025
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Ingrid Harbo, Twin Cities, 15 July 2025
The historical figure was tried and acquitted for the murders of her father and stepmother in 1892, at which point she was ostracized by her Massachusetts community.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 July 2025
Beatty will portray Borden, with Hall said to be portraying her stepmother and Krieps believed to be playing a maid.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Borden was acquitted of killing her father and stepmother in 1892; both were murdered by an axe in Fall River, Massachusetts.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepmother
Noun
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Kathy was middle-aged, probably closer to my mom’s age than mine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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And both Jessica Walter, who played my mom on Arrested and then Julia Louis-Dreyfus, their timing is so solid.—
Scott King,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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Historians have long debated which pioneer in the field of women’s policing holds the title of the U.S.’s first policewoman, as opposed to police matron.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Her community fastly feels the sharp absence of her graceful, essential labor and employs matriarch Ana (María Magdalena Sanizo) to coax her back home.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Hunt, who played the Baker matriarch, was a particular influence on Stoner.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 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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Ewart looked around, thinking the snake most definitely had a momma and, possibly, brothers and sisters around.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Aug. 2025
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There were these two bear cubs and a momma bear there.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Obsessed with Brady’s baby mama bringing her emotional support gays to Thanksgiving.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
15 Aug. 2025
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The rest went to his mama on their sharecropper 40 acres.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepmother. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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