BLOOD BROTHER Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

blood brother

noun

Definition of blood brother

as in brother

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Recent Examples of blood brother In the first Manitou film, Herbig played Abahachi, chief of the Apache, who is inseparable from his blood brother Ranger (Christian Tramitz) since the latter saved Abahachi from a speeding train at an unguarded railroad crossing. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025 The film examines the exhilarating and uncanny experience of meeting a blood brother for the first time in adulthood. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025 Known as the Lotus Elise's blood brother, the VX220 was built from 2000 to 2005. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 Then there’s 21 Lil Harold, who’s opening for Savage on the tour, and TJ, 23, who might as well be his blood brother. — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023 Not only was Philips instrumental in starting TSMC, but TSMC’s blood brother in chipmaking is now ASML, the photolithography giant based in Veldhoven. Chips, the ones without ketchup, would eventually take the place of umbrellas and Barbie dolls in Taiwan’s economy. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023 Lil Gotit, Render’s blood brother and fellow Atlanta rapper, shared the news on Instagram late Friday evening. — Shirley Ju, Variety, 14 May 2022

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood brother

Noun

Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin broke out of Alcatraz by digging holes in the prison walls using spoons from the cafeteria.

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Stevie Nicks' Fleetwood Mac bandmate Mick Fleetwood paid tribute to Christopher Nicks in an emotional Instagram post, which featured a black-and-white throwback photo of the brother-sister pair.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of brother

Noun

In South Korea, Chipotle and its local partner built a supply chain designed to meet the company’s global food quality standards.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Yet the region remains less than the sum of its parts, argued Edward Au, southern region managing partner for Deloitte China, who joined Che on the panel.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026

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The place is owned by sister restaurateurs Katy Noochla-or and Chef Amanda Maneesilasan, who were born in Bangkok, raised in LA, and also operate Tuk Tuk Thai (right next door) and Chao Krung Thai.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
The story follows sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, played by Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles, who navigate courtship and sisterhood following the death of their father and a change in their prospects.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of sister

Noun

But the potential for Anderson to be City’s main man is there, perhaps more in the way that Fernandinho ended up adapting to the role after arriving at City as a more attack-minded midfielder.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Andy Green is set to be the Mets’ main man for the remainder of the season, tapped as the interim manager following Friday’s firing of Carlos Mendoza.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026

Definition of main man

Noun

But Luján says his colleagues are eager to visit him in New Mexico, too, even though Republicans struggled to even field a candidate against him.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Dozens of Coxon’s colleagues in the AI industry publicly supported his statements, with some making even more dire predictions.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of colleague

Noun

The conversations used to be silly, targeted entirely around the holidays, but Tommy eventually became a pen pal and even a therapy chair, Hadley often sending notes off to the North Pole long after Santa’s work for the season was done.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Roost does offer a pen pal program, in which users can create an anonymous profile to connect with other users around the world also interested in meeting strangers.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of pen pal

Noun

For all its trials and tribulations, Chicagoland retains enviable advantages vis-a-vis other metro areas, but its growth over more than a decade seriously lags many of those peer regions.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Saying white players such as Clark or Bueckers should pay homage to their Black peers is as absurd as saying Steph Curry and Jalen Brunson should pay homage to their tall peers.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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