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Neva Howell, who stars as Clark Kent’s adoptive mother, Martha Kent, in Superman, attended the red carpet event.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Glenna Bevin is being represented in the case by high-profile Louisville attorney Steve Romines, who questioned Jonah for about 25 minutes about his treatment and interactions with his adoptive mother, while Jonah was joined by local counsel John Helmers.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The typical story about a machine’s quest for humanity tends to involve its search for what the audience understands to be a normal mortal experience: Haley Joel Osment’s robot boy David in A.I. Artificial Intelligence, for example, yearns for the love of his adoptive mother.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 5 July 2025
Watch 'Good American Family' trailer 'Good American Family' cast:
Ellen Pompeo as Kristine Barnett, Natalia's adoptive mother
Mark Duplass as Michael Barnett, Natalia's adoptive father
Imogen Faith Reid as Natalia Grace
Dulé Hill as Det.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Glenna Bevin is being represented in the case by high-profile Louisville attorney Steve Romines, who questioned Jonah for about 25 minutes about his treatment and interactions with his adoptive mother, while Jonah was joined by local counsel John Helmers.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The typical story about a machine’s quest for humanity tends to involve its search for what the audience understands to be a normal mortal experience: Haley Joel Osment’s robot boy David in A.I. Artificial Intelligence, for example, yearns for the love of his adoptive mother.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 5 July 2025
Watch 'Good American Family' trailer 'Good American Family' cast:
Ellen Pompeo as Kristine Barnett, Natalia's adoptive mother
Mark Duplass as Michael Barnett, Natalia's adoptive father
Imogen Faith Reid as Natalia Grace
Dulé Hill as Det.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adoptive
adopted
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The Amazon founder was previously married to Mackenzie Scott from 1993 to 2019, and the couple share three sons and an adopted daughter.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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His adopted daughter, Sandra Correia Lopes, 12, weighs just 12 kilograms, or 26 pounds, and falls sick frequently.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Adoptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoptive. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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