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Recent Examples of blood brother
Known as the Lotus Elise's blood brother, the VX220 was built from 2000 to 2005.
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Trending The Milli Vanilli story is a lot like how Monsters presents Erik and Lyle: two blood brothers trapped in a miserable lie, with nobody to trust except each other, vulnerable but hiding behind a glam facade.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 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
My actual, blood brother.
—Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2021
Lil Gotit, Render’s blood brother and fellow Atlanta rapper, shared the news on Instagram late Friday evening.
—Shirley Ju, Variety, 14 May 2022
Bon, his blood brother, is still determined to kill communists and has no idea that the narrator is one.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
His blood brother Storm Shadow is also his archenemy.
—NBC News, 10 Jan. 2020
Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Trending The Milli Vanilli story is a lot like how Monsters presents Erik and Lyle: two blood brothers trapped in a miserable lie, with nobody to trust except each other, vulnerable but hiding behind a glam facade.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 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
My actual, blood brother.
—Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2021
Lil Gotit, Render’s blood brother and fellow Atlanta rapper, shared the news on Instagram late Friday evening.
—Shirley Ju, Variety, 14 May 2022
Bon, his blood brother, is still determined to kill communists and has no idea that the narrator is one.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
His blood brother Storm Shadow is also his archenemy.
—NBC News, 10 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood brother
Noun
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Wilson made up one-fifth of the popular rock group known as the Beach Boys, which also included his brothers Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin, Mike Love, and their friend, Al Jardine.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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On Thursday, Daybell was convicted of conspiring with her late brother Alex Cox to kill Boudreaux outside of his home in Gilbert, Ariz., the AP reported.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Her partner, Bonifacio, becomes her anchor in this moment of crisis.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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An anxious Cooper seeks comfort from her unflappable husband and business partner, Matt Kaplan (a figure so adored by the Daddy Gang, some audience members carry giant cutouts of his face).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Search efforts for a missing Los Angeles woman who jumped into a river to rescue her sister in Sequoia National Park have been scaled down as river conditions become increasingly unsafe, park officials say.—
Karim Doumar,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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To help keep Carmen's memory alive, David started a Facebook page and regularly posts about her sister.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Mids were main men Lod and Joaquin Pereyra were instrumental in setting up each goal.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2025
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Biggest surprise… Paul Mullin no longer being Wrexham’s main man.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Those discussions were illuminating, and Microsoft’s recent Work Trend Index (also covered by my colleague Melody Brue) suggests a desire to figure this out.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Memoir Nation: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is an extension of the Memoir Nation community hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner, two friends and colleagues who bring a community-minded sensibility to the writing journey.—
Memoir Nation
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Sometimes Fatma goes to the balcony to show her pen pal the view, and her closeness to this devastation rebirths its horror anew.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Who knows, maybe one of those adoring pen pals got a reply not long after this was taken?—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Postpartum women—many still recovering physically—are 48 percent more likely to face medical-bill problems than their peers who haven't had a baby.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The investment firm downgraded the energy stock to a peer perform rating from outperform.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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That leaves Commissioners Christine King and Ralph Rosado — who was elected in a special election last week — as Pardo’s potential allies.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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His allies are already referring to the anti-ICE protesters as insurrectionists.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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“Blood brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20brother. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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