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Recent Examples of stepparent
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.
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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
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
Petito’s parents and stepparents worked closely with the producers to make sure their late daughter’s story not only gets its due but also helps people in similar situations, her mother, Nicole Schmidt, told East Idaho News.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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
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
Petito’s parents and stepparents worked closely with the producers to make sure their late daughter’s story not only gets its due but also helps people in similar situations, her mother, Nicole Schmidt, told East Idaho News.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepparent
Noun
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Despite her efforts, her stepmother stood firm, unwilling to reconsider.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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The site also emphasized that there’s tension between the heir and his stepmother.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
4 July 2025
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With a mother who was an immigrant from Poland and a biological father who was absent from his life, Perry was raised with the help of his stepfather.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
23 July 2025
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Her death comes some 18 months after that of Beckinsale’s stepfather, the TV director Roy Battersby, who died in L.A. in January 2024 after a suffering a massive stroke, while also being treated for cancer.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 July 2025
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The transition will result in the layoff of 117 employees at The Republic’s Deer Valley printing facility in north Phoenix, which will be shut down, according to Gannett Co., Inc., the parent company of The Republic and azcentral.com.—
Russ Wiles,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Her parents, David and Carole Delp, live in Winona Lake, Indiana.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
23 July 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
Noun
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Frank was a working dad who was struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts at the time.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Pete Davidson expecting first child with partner And the comedian is overjoyed to be entering his dad era.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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But mom Angelina is reportedly feeling like any parent when her kids leave the nest, apprehensive.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
19 July 2025
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Yet Law & Order never had intimate scenes with murderers like me, like when my mom and aunt Mary Ann came up for extended visits as part of the family-reunion program.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
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“Stepparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepparent. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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