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: sib sense 2
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: one of two or more individuals having one common parent
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: one of two or more things related by a common tie or characteristic
the sedan's smaller sibling
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The teenagers each craved a room of their own, away from their pesky younger siblings.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Japanese marque’s latest sports car also comes with an optional manual transmission, which is a bit of a surprise since its sibling, the R35-generation GT-R, only comes with a dual-clutch.
—Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, Savannah and her siblings, sister Annie and brother-in-law Tommaso Cioni, marked one month since her mother's disappearance by visiting the shrine of yellow flowers, cards, and messages left outside of Nancy's home.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
In the beginning of their careers, the siblings occasionally overlapped, with Megan financially backing the Coen brothers’ True Grit, also backed by David’s Skydance.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Japanese marque’s latest sports car also comes with an optional manual transmission, which is a bit of a surprise since its sibling, the R35-generation GT-R, only comes with a dual-clutch.
—Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, Savannah and her siblings, sister Annie and brother-in-law Tommaso Cioni, marked one month since her mother's disappearance by visiting the shrine of yellow flowers, cards, and messages left outside of Nancy's home.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
In the beginning of their careers, the siblings occasionally overlapped, with Megan financially backing the Coen brothers’ True Grit, also backed by David’s Skydance.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sibling. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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sibling
noun
sib·ling
ˈsib-liŋ 
: one of two or more individuals having the same parents or sometimes only one parent in common
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