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Recent Examples of stepparent
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.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Here's everything to know about the slain YouTuber's mom, dad and stepparents — including their fight to keep her memory alive.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
These children just turned their wishes into forever memories by popping the ultimate question to their stepparents.
—Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Enjoy three special moments caught on camera when stepparents unwrapped the present of a lifetime, making their love official!
—Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Here's everything to know about the slain YouTuber's mom, dad and stepparents — including their fight to keep her memory alive.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
These children just turned their wishes into forever memories by popping the ultimate question to their stepparents.
—Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Enjoy three special moments caught on camera when stepparents unwrapped the present of a lifetime, making their love official!
—Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepparent
Noun
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In Robbins, Wade lived with his father, stepmother, and four stepsiblings.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The new Snow White represents progressive mediocrity — the antagonism between Snow White and her evil stepmother (Gal Gadot) is bland and uninteresting after the remarkable modern version White as Snow that starred Lou de Laâge and Isabelle Huppert.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Mar. 2025
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May 1, 2015 Gray’s family calls for peace Gray’s stepfather, Richard Shipley, says his family is satisfied with the criminal charges brought against the six police officers.—
Steve Earley,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
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Following a week in the hospital and a defibrillator implant, the stepfather returned home on Wednesday, March 26, WIVB reported.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Carr’s condemnation of NBC News and MSNBC’s parent company comes a day after President Trump issued a similar threat to the broadcast network and referenced Comcast’s plans to spin off its cable assets this year.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 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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My dad revered Mary of Egypt, who was also known as the Harlot of the Desert, and was largely forgotten in the West.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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In September 2017, Sierra decided to live with her dad full-time.—
Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Howlett, a mom of tween twins in Boulder, Colorado Lies that End Up Bringing Lasting Joy Finally, sometimes lies end up being enriching and unexpectedly sweet.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
14 Apr. 2025
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Maya Cash Carpenter, the mom who puts her keys in the fridge, has a 3-year-old, hosts a podcast, and also takes care of her ailing dad.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Stepparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepparent. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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