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Recent Examples of foster parent
Even greater, consider becoming a foster parent and/or an adoptive parent.
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Laura Rivera, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
For those unfamiliar, what’s the process to become a foster parent?
—Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The reports came from a school therapist at a local elementary school after a student’s foster parent told them Cordum had come to the home for an appointment and inserted something into the child’s rectum, according to a July 2024 news release by the state’s Department of Justice.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The foster parent, who wished to remain anonymous, broke down after seeing a shelter's post about a kitten being returned by an adopter because of allergies.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Laura Rivera, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
For those unfamiliar, what’s the process to become a foster parent?
—Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The reports came from a school therapist at a local elementary school after a student’s foster parent told them Cordum had come to the home for an appointment and inserted something into the child’s rectum, according to a July 2024 news release by the state’s Department of Justice.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The foster parent, who wished to remain anonymous, broke down after seeing a shelter's post about a kitten being returned by an adopter because of allergies.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster parent
Noun
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Less than three weeks later, Alex Pretti, a nurse, was on the south side of Minneapolis filming agents with his cellphone.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The bill exempts the unions that represent police officers, firefighters and corrections officers, whose leaders typically support Republicans, but also applies to unions that represent nurses and utility workers.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The overwhelming majority of Venezuelan immigrants are hard-working nannies, gardeners, waiters and professionals who make a significant contribution to the Florida economy.—
Andres Oppenheimer
March 12,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Prince and Princess of Wales are fastidious about dropping off and picking up their kids from school, even with their busy royal schedules and a nanny.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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Tiller also made an impact as a rim protector and grabbed four offensive rebounds.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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Aya is an alum as well, and her mentor from her own high school days there is Cap, the band leader, who immediately becomes Santi’s protector and mentor too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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Large contributions buy influence over politicians and their votes, which is why the super-rich keep getting richer while so many ordinary people struggle.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Several gardening experts have weighed in on exactly which tools earn their keep and which ones collect dust in the shed.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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The real losers are the kids and their parents, who inevitably will be left scrambling to find a babysitter or forced to miss work.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Linda tells Charles that James is the babysitter, but James isn't playing along.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While under the care of a pet sitter, Chai ingested a piece of plastic from a food wrapper.—
Ryan Brennan
March 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Chai died at age 5 while under the care of a pet sitter.—
Ryan Brennan
March 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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