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Recent Examples of stepparent
The singer is also a stepparent to Prince, Kasseem, and Nicole, who are Beatz’s kids from a previous relationship.
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Essence, 1 Aug. 2025
Parents may share holidays, transition from one home to the other and maintain a good relationship with stepparents.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Half of the parents also remarried within five years of divorce, introducing stepparents to children's lives, and adding more dependents to the household as a result.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Sometimes evil stepparents forget that children grow up to be adults who don't have to take their b.s. anymore.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Essence, 1 Aug. 2025
Parents may share holidays, transition from one home to the other and maintain a good relationship with stepparents.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Half of the parents also remarried within five years of divorce, introducing stepparents to children's lives, and adding more dependents to the household as a result.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Sometimes evil stepparents forget that children grow up to be adults who don't have to take their b.s. anymore.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepparent
Noun
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In addition to his son, Rosenbaum is survived by his father, Chuck, his sister, Heidi Jurish, his stepmother (Mona) and stepsisters (Dana and Renee Garfin), his daughter-in-law (Kahlia), aunt and uncle Margo and Don Blumenthal and cousin Joscelyn.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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By 1997, there was another TV remake with Brandy starring as Cinderella for a new generation, with Bernadette Peters as her mean stepmother and Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The man's stepfather went outside to call the police and was confronted by the man who was armed with a knife, police said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Superior Court Judge David Berry agreed, stating that Johnson texted two people a picture of his stepfather’s body, which did not show a knife near Michael Johnson.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Before the Thursday session, district parents voiced their concern about Carvalho and the board.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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With no answers, her parents’ intense grief settled into silence, and her three brothers grew up not knowing what happened to their 3-year-old sister.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Kordia had come to the US first on a tourist visa and then transitioned to a student visa, studying English while working as a waitress and at a clothing store and helping care for her US citizen mother and brother, her attorneys said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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According to Alexina Santos, a Florida nurse and mother of three, Etta-Tawo’s budding social media channel has already made a meaningful impact on her family.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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His dad was a Boeing executive, and helped Probst get his first job in the aviation giant’s film department, as a production assistant making marketing and training videos.—
Paige Cornwell,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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My dad is from Jalisco and my mom is from San Luis Potosi.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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When the time came to apply for the team, Summers and her mom sat at the kitchen table and signed her up together.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Khimberly's mom and classmates are also calling for stronger measures to prevent bullying and protect students.—
Gio Insignares,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Stepparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepparent. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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