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Recent Examples of stepmother
Bear charges hiker Instagram user @benbabusis shared an absolutely insane video on Sunday (via his stepmother) of a hiker coming face-to-face with a massive bear that didn't seem happy to be bothered.
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David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Neither could Kendall, who had spent happy teenage years there with his father, stepmother, and brothers—and was still launching his boat from a dock on the property to work his oyster beds.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
The girl, 8, admitted to her counselor that the injuries, including the one that resulted in the cast, were caused by her stepmother, Joncky.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The suspect’s stepmother has served the sheriff’s office for over 18 years, Sheriff Walt McNeil said at the time.
—Jeff Burlew, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Neither could Kendall, who had spent happy teenage years there with his father, stepmother, and brothers—and was still launching his boat from a dock on the property to work his oyster beds.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
The girl, 8, admitted to her counselor that the injuries, including the one that resulted in the cast, were caused by her stepmother, Joncky.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The suspect’s stepmother has served the sheriff’s office for over 18 years, Sheriff Walt McNeil said at the time.
—Jeff Burlew, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepmother
Noun
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Those split levels of child and adult consciousness give the film a certain piquancy, a little gap where drama can spark in a story where almost nothing really happens except a kid takes a plane ride, or several plane rides, with his mom.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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The little girl was holding her mom’s hand when three men opened fire on a rival group near Southern Blvd.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The matron on duty, Annie Leewright, booked the woman into jail.—
Kevin Foster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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The couple will spend the remainder of the early morning hours in a threesome with an elderly society matron, sucking on her earlobes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The indomitable matriarch Cathy Ames (Florence Pugh) is typically considered the villain of this American epic.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The film is set in a small Nepalese village nestled in the heart of a forest populated by wild elephants, where Pirati is the matriarch of a Kinnar community.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Rafa starts to fidget around noon before mama is supposed to meet us for her lunch break.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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From there, everyone rows imua (forward), keeping eyes peeled for sea turtles, sea urchin, and on a really good day in January or February, a mama whale and her baby.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepmother. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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