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Recent Examples of stepfather
Allyson and John Phillips, Riley’s mother and stepfather, wrote in a statement that the bill has their full support.
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Unlike the movie, Vance met Cates while home for his stepfather's funeral, per The San Diego Union-Tribune.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
The child told law enforcement officials that his stepfather Joshua forced him to go outside naked as a form of punishment on Wednesday, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office said in a statement.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Though the physicality was dramatized, a similar confrontation did occur between Robles and his stepfather.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Unlike the movie, Vance met Cates while home for his stepfather's funeral, per The San Diego Union-Tribune.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
The child told law enforcement officials that his stepfather Joshua forced him to go outside naked as a form of punishment on Wednesday, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office said in a statement.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Though the physicality was dramatized, a similar confrontation did occur between Robles and his stepfather.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
Noun
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My Little Puny sparkles in a double role as the prince and the fairy godmother, but Tabitha is a scene-stealing vamping diva as the evil stepmother.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hayek, who welcomed daughter Valentina with Pinault in 2007, immediately took to her new role as a stepmother.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
20 Feb. 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 apple of snooty mom Victoria's (Parker Posey) eye, who works the family finance business with his dad Timothy (Jason Isaacs), party-loving pool cretin Saxon is this season's poster boy for misguided masculinity.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Fang Di has spent her entire professional career repaying family debts, those incurred by both her factory-operating mom (Peng Jing) and Tian Tian’s drug-addict dad (Zhou You) back in Chongqing, city of copycat fashion and first-class hotpot.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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Expectant mom Fiona Ridgewell, 38, recently went viral on TikTok (@fionaridgewellcomedy), racking up almost 198,000 views.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Critics say that if the Medicaid cuts are approved by the House and Senate, millions of Americans will lose coverage, including children, new moms, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities.—
Nik Popli / Washington,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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Here's everything to know about the slain YouTuber's mom, dad and stepparents — including their fight to keep her memory alive.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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These children just turned their wishes into forever memories by popping the ultimate question to their stepparents.—
Ronnie Li,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
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Her parents are model London King and comedian Rob Schneider, who divorced when the singer was still an infant.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Many children are mirroring their parents’ feelings toward money.—
Kanika Talwar,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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