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Recent Examples of stepmother
Jim Irsay took over ownership of the Colts in 1997, after his father's death and a legal battle with his stepmother.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 May 2025
There’s also a frank talk with her 100-year-old former publicity man, Rusty Strait, who later wrote a tell-all book about Jayne (Hargitay scolds him for sharing private stories), and a very poignant interview with Ellen Hargitay, her stepmother who married Mickey short after Jayne’s death.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 May 2025
He is being held without bond in the Wakulla County Detention Facility, which is standard protocol because his stepmother is a Leon County Sheriff's deputy.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
Hilderbrand grew up outside of Philadelphia, and, when all of her friends used to travel to the Jersey Shore for the summer, her father and stepmother took her to Cape Cod.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 May 2025
There’s also a frank talk with her 100-year-old former publicity man, Rusty Strait, who later wrote a tell-all book about Jayne (Hargitay scolds him for sharing private stories), and a very poignant interview with Ellen Hargitay, her stepmother who married Mickey short after Jayne’s death.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 May 2025
He is being held without bond in the Wakulla County Detention Facility, which is standard protocol because his stepmother is a Leon County Sheriff's deputy.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
Hilderbrand grew up outside of Philadelphia, and, when all of her friends used to travel to the Jersey Shore for the summer, her father and stepmother took her to Cape Cod.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepmother
Noun
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In a demo at WWDC 24, an Apple executive asked Siri for their mom's flight details.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2025
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After seeing images of the vandalism on her social media feeds, Kimiko Carpenter, a West L.A. mom and hospice volunteer, stopped at Anawalt Lumber to buy $50 worth of rags, gloves, scraping brushes and canisters of graffiti remover.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Mary Thema, a clinical matron at Kadoma General Hospital, says Kelly’s case underlines this challenge.—
Cynthia Tully,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The aristocratic matron in question, Lady Hemphill, would often accompany her husband to the Huston estate, located in the rugged pastures and boglands of County Galway, for dinner parties and hunting expeditions.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lipman and Cowen confirmed that no one else was even considered for the role of mouthy matriarch Debbie Novotny.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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Dow died in 2022, and Cleaver family matriarch Barbara Billingsley died in 2010.—
Grace Harrington,
People.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Momma had a smooth labor and delivery and both mamma and baby are doing great!—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Banks is one hard-working mamma, and that’s just fine with her.—
Angel Saunders,
Peoplemag,
30 Oct. 2023
Noun
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When Italian momma Zia (Nunzia Schiano) makes the guys a special and intimate dinner, directors/screenwriters Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig’s black comedy shoots off into unexpected directions.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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Photos show the skinny momma walking on a purple leash and looking quite tired — but alert — arriving at the shelter.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
Noun
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What happens next is a woman in the very front looks all the long way back to my mama and says: Your turn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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But instead of meddlesome mamas making matches, the dating game now more closely resembles the stock market, with daters’ valuations charting up and down.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
15 June 2025
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepmother. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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