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blood brothers

noun

plural of blood brother
as in partners

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  1. partners
  2. colleagues
  3. brothers
  4. sisters
  5. sports
  6. allies
  7. peers
  8. associates
Noun
  • From concept development to flight qualification The US company and its partners have already passed several development milestones since the program started.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Kyrylo Budanov, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, said representatives of Ukraine’s European partners, from France, Germany and the United Kingdom, were also in Kyiv.
    — Samya Kullab, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • Carlsson doesn’t think about his impact much, but his colleagues and contemporaries sure do.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Atom interferometers have existed for 30 years, but none could accomplish what Folman and his colleagues wanted to do.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • New England Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi had three brothers, all New York City firefighters, who — like so many of their brave counterparts — rushed to the World Trade Center in an attempt to save lives after the towers were struck.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The brothers who sniped at each other in the press for decades?
    — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of brothers
Noun
  • Strict rules of representation would have dictated that three mixed Korean and white actors of appropriate ages play the three Song Covey sisters.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Dolly Parton’s sisters are seemingly ready to inherit her beloved music career.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of sisters
Noun
  • Posing for the sports trading app Novig, Sweeney has stirred a debate regarding oversexualization in the world of advertising.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Tight end Travis Kelce doesn’t seem to be one to keep many of his sports mementos, and the proof could be seen in that storage locker full of his goodies that a man happened to find a year ago.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of sports
Noun
  • Yemeni government forces and their allies are relocating south along the Red Sea coast to Dhubab on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, across from Perim Island, according to government military sources.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Internal industry documents obtained by The Times show how a group called the Print Creative Alliance and its allies plan to kneecap the laws.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of allies
Noun
  • In my conversations with peers, the divide is no longer between believers and skeptics; few CFOs doubt that AI will materially shape their organizations.
    — Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In August, India’s central bank kept benchmark interest rates unchanged, in contrast to many of its Asian peers that have hiked rates to tackle inflationary headwinds caused by the disruption to global energy supply chains.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • Whereas Putin takes extravagant risks on the international stage but is loath to hold his associates accountable for incompetence, Xi is just the opposite.
    — Jonathan A. Czin, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Banks was charged alongside two other OTF associates for the murder.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of associates
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“Blood brothers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20brothers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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