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Hauser’s jaded ranch foreman Rip, who first came to John Dutton as a young boy on the run after killing his stepfather to protect his mother, learned how to be a cowboy from John, who treated him like a son.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Perry’s mother and stepfather sat silently in the courtroom’s back row and did not speak with reporters after the morning hearing.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Also in custody are the child’s 34-year-old stepfather and 33-year-old mother.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The girl’s mother and stepfather were initially arrested on child neglect charges, KFOR reported.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Perry’s mother and stepfather sat silently in the courtroom’s back row and did not speak with reporters after the morning hearing.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Also in custody are the child’s 34-year-old stepfather and 33-year-old mother.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The girl’s mother and stepfather were initially arrested on child neglect charges, KFOR reported.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
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Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.—
Chris Prentice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.—
Reuters 1 hr 34 min ago,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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In a video taken by a security camera at his mother's driveway, obtained by ABC News, a federal agent can be heard asking Gamez Lira to turn off the engine and to not resist.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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His father, a former military officer, was imprisoned following the Iranian revolution until his mother was able to negotiate his release with prison guards, according to reporting by the New York Times.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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An affable dad who avoids divisive topics like politics and religion in favor of gentler, autobiographical material that tends to cast him as a well-meaning fool, the Tennessee native is also the rare comic capable of appealing to, or at least not actively alienating, a broad swathe of viewers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Jac, on the other hand, took his dad's lead into the world of sports broadcasting.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Tramell Tillman made all moms proud Every tired mom dreams of her child publicly thanking her someday.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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In one paper, published in the peer reviewed American Journal of Public Health, researchers surveyed Flint moms eligible for Rx Kids, those in Flint before the program began and mothers in the surrounding region.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Usually these harms were inflicted by a caregiver – a parent, stepparent, grandparent or other guardian.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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Upon her wedding, Princess Beatrice also became the first member of the royal family in her generation to take on the role of a stepparent, becoming a stepmother to Edo's now-9-year-old son, Christopher Woolf, whom the family calls Wolfie.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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In Kansas, the state board of education commissioned a task force -- consisting of parents, educators and students -- on student screen time, which found that its schools should limit cellphone use, with some school going with a bell-to-bell ban.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pulte and his parents didn’t respond to requests for comment about the matter.—
Chris Prentice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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