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Recent Examples of stepfather
Sewell then picked up his stepfather’s gun and shot himself.
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Silvia Park, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Smith’s stepfather, eager and handy despite his 80 years, was coming over later that day to install a security camera.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
His cousins living in the east Asian nation had also warned him of the euphoria at his decision to switch from representing England to the country of his mother’s and stepfather’s birth.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The prosecution is asking that Goncalves’ grandparents and Mogen’s stepmother, stepfather and stepsister be allowed in the courtroom.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2025
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Silvia Park, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Smith’s stepfather, eager and handy despite his 80 years, was coming over later that day to install a security camera.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
His cousins living in the east Asian nation had also warned him of the euphoria at his decision to switch from representing England to the country of his mother’s and stepfather’s birth.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The prosecution is asking that Goncalves’ grandparents and Mogen’s stepmother, stepfather and stepsister be allowed in the courtroom.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
Noun
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In Robbins, Wade lived with his father, stepmother, and four stepsiblings.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The new Snow White represents progressive mediocrity — the antagonism between Snow White and her evil stepmother (Gal Gadot) is bland and uninteresting after the remarkable modern version White as Snow that starred Lou de Laâge and Isabelle Huppert.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Among others, this season's cast included Hook's Piper and her family: dad Timothy (Jason Isaacs), mom Victoria (Parker Posey), and brothers Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), and Lochlan (Sam Nivola).—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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My dad even has a bad knee, so the commitment was 100% there.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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My mom took some time off work to take me to the old WTVJ studio on North Miami Avenue to be on Skipper Chuck.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Turns out: My mom’s matzo balls—the ones that cured my winter colds, celebrated my milestones at school, and punctuated our Jewish holidays—aren’t my mom’s at all.—
Emma Laperruque,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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The names of the students’ family members are redacted but their relationship to the victims is listed. While parents and siblings are considered immediate family members under state law, courts have been less clear on grandparents, stepparents or stepsiblings.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Mar. 2025
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In the series, Gabby’s biological parents, as well as both of her stepparents, are very candid about their daughter and her murder, which seemed painful to recount.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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The thought of a TikTok ban in the U.S. under a federal law passed in April 2024 that stated the app would have to go unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sold its U.S. operations brought on strong emotions among many creators back in January.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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In January 2025, JCPenney merged with Sparc Group, the parent company of brands like Aeropostale, Lucky Brand and Forever 21, in order to form a new company called Catalyst Brands.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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