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: sib sense 2
also
: one of two or more individuals having one common parent
2
: one of two or more things related by a common tie or characteristic
the sedan's smaller sibling
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My own company has heard from families who have passed down our bikes to their siblings, cousins, neighborhood kids and beyond.
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Ryan McFarland, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The siblings, who grew up immersed in Thailand’s entertainment industry and are fluent in both Thai and English, are expected to drop new material in the latter half of 2025.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
April's cosmic pileup follows on the heels of February's great planetary parade, which saw our solar system's five brightest planets - Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Mercury - line up in the night sky together alongside their dimmer siblings, the ice giants Neptune and Uranus.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Notably, the real-life Von Erich family was made up of five brothers, though The Iron Claw left the youngest sibling, Chris, out of the film.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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Ryan McFarland, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The siblings, who grew up immersed in Thailand’s entertainment industry and are fluent in both Thai and English, are expected to drop new material in the latter half of 2025.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
April's cosmic pileup follows on the heels of February's great planetary parade, which saw our solar system's five brightest planets - Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Mercury - line up in the night sky together alongside their dimmer siblings, the ice giants Neptune and Uranus.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Notably, the real-life Von Erich family was made up of five brothers, though The Iron Claw left the youngest sibling, Chris, out of the film.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sibling. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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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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