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Recent Examples of stepfather
Much of Emilia’s intellectual curiosity and confidence comes from her stepfather, a Spanish speaking schoolteacher who marries her pregnant mother, a novice Catholic nun abandoned after a romance with a wealthy Chilean aristocrat.
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Anita Snow, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
After losing both his coworker and stepfather, Sullivan now carries a gold lantern in their memory.
—Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Cooksey's mother, Rene Cooksey, and stepfather, Edward Nunn, were found dead.
—CBS News, 6 May 2025
Her grandfather, James Newton Abram, served in the U.S. Army’s 7th Finance in Vietnam, and her stepfather, Jose Gonzalez, was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, and the 154th Engineer Battalion while stationed in Germany.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
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Anita Snow, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
After losing both his coworker and stepfather, Sullivan now carries a gold lantern in their memory.
—Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Cooksey's mother, Rene Cooksey, and stepfather, Edward Nunn, were found dead.
—CBS News, 6 May 2025
Her grandfather, James Newton Abram, served in the U.S. Army’s 7th Finance in Vietnam, and her stepfather, Jose Gonzalez, was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, and the 154th Engineer Battalion while stationed in Germany.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
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According to prosecutors, the 27-year-old fatally shot his 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and his 13-year-old half-sister, Kera Gordon, in their home in Falls Township, Pa., on March 16, 2024.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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Top-notch casting is the cherry on top, with Lily James as the supremely likable Cinderella, Richard Madden as her down-to-earth prince, Cate Blanchett as the detestable stepmother with her own imperfect backstory, and Helena Bonham Carter as one lovably flighty fairy godmother.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
6 July 2024
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The two are joined by Bella's dad, Home Secretary Suri Sharma, and an apparent Syrian arms dealer.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Copeland's dad, Micky, had been killed in a car wreck that March, just as the world shut down because of the covid pandemic.—
Sheila Yount,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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The teen and his mom, Anielka Gudiño, moved to Florida from Venezuela in 2023, according to WPTV.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Additionally, howler monkey moms give birth only once every two years, on average.—
Marlowe Starling,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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This way, parents, stepparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and older siblings can all contribute directly to whoever may need the planning.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Tucci previously opened up about Blunt initially taking on the role of a stepparent to his three oldest children during an August 2017 interview with The Guardian.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The prayer or reading of religious text must be away from other students whose parents haven’t consented, according to the bill.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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Reports Miller told Fox Carolina that the parents didn’t demonstrate any emotion when they were arrested.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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