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Recent Examples of stepparent
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.
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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
Where are Gabby Petito’s parents now? More than three years after their daughter's death, Gabby's parents and stepparents have discussed how their grief has brought them closer together.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The firm's lawyers have vast experience in family law for different categories of family legal matters such as divorce, custody of children, legitimation, name changes, or even adoption by a stepparent or relative.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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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
Where are Gabby Petito’s parents now? More than three years after their daughter's death, Gabby's parents and stepparents have discussed how their grief has brought them closer together.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The firm's lawyers have vast experience in family law for different categories of family legal matters such as divorce, custody of children, legitimation, name changes, or even adoption by a stepparent or relative.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepparent
Noun
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Matson's father and stepmother aren't planning on attending the ceremony.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The report’s release occurred shortly after a case came to light of a Waterbury man who escaped his home after allegedly being held captive by his stepmother for two decades.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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Now, a West Virginia stepfather is charged with murder — accused of throwing his 1-year-old stepson so violently, the child's skull fractured.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Immersed in the business of music from an early age — his stepfather is Jesús López, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Latin America and Iberian Peninsula, and his mother was a label manager at BMG Latin — Schafer developed a global outlook on the industry overall.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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In a May 29 filing, Jackson requested that the court order their daughter Juno, 5, to continue attending the same Calabasas school for the 2025-26 school year and for both parents to reach an agreement before any school change is made.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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Penske Media, the parent company of The Hollywood Reporter, is the majority stakeholder of SXSW.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 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
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First of all, my dad was a big baseball fan and grew up watching the Yankees.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Austin shot his dad to protect Georgia and witnessed his mom suffocate Tom.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
6 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
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My mom has traveled throughout the world for nearly 42 years and prides herself on never checking a bag.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
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“Stepparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepparent. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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