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as in sisters
a male connected with another person by a common parent
When was the last time you called your brother?
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as in monks
a member of a religious community of men
He was loved and respected among his brothers at the monastery.
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as in friends
a man with whom one feels a sense of solidarity
As veterans, we support our brothers and sisters in the military.
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Recent Examples of brothers
By the end of the game, hundreds of shirtless brethren had joined in on the revelry, stretching across four sections and making headlines.
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Justin Williams, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Several current and former college athletes also joined in on the movement, while the Kappa Sigma fraternity brothers opened up their home to the group to host the event, according to Elks.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
The Kiszka brothers, who make up Greta Van Fleet with sibling Josh on vocals and Danny Wagner on drums, strike their best bar-band poses onstage at the Pony, and even have a speaking line outside on the Asbury Park sidewalk following a gig.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
Joseph begins planning in January and building in May, with his grandparents, parents and brothers by his side.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The brothers were students in an elite program for gifted youth at the University of Science and Technology of China.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The brothers also founded the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini and an investment company that focuses on tech and blockchain start-ups.
—Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The brothers' parents and siblings have become a sweet fixture in the stands since Dylan made his debut in the ballroom.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
About 10 years later, the brothers pivoted to Halloween.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
Justin Williams, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Several current and former college athletes also joined in on the movement, while the Kappa Sigma fraternity brothers opened up their home to the group to host the event, according to Elks.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
The Kiszka brothers, who make up Greta Van Fleet with sibling Josh on vocals and Danny Wagner on drums, strike their best bar-band poses onstage at the Pony, and even have a speaking line outside on the Asbury Park sidewalk following a gig.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
Joseph begins planning in January and building in May, with his grandparents, parents and brothers by his side.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The brothers were students in an elite program for gifted youth at the University of Science and Technology of China.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The brothers also founded the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini and an investment company that focuses on tech and blockchain start-ups.
—Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The brothers' parents and siblings have become a sweet fixture in the stands since Dylan made his debut in the ballroom.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
About 10 years later, the brothers pivoted to Halloween.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brothers
Noun
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The brand, in fact, has been organically intertwined into the sisters' hit series, Nobody Wants This, on Netflix.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Director Kim Jee-woon uses every trick in the haunted-house book when spinning the tale of two vulnerable sisters, their neglectful father, and their evil stepmother, all of whom are trapped together in a shabby (but beautifully filmed) old country house.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Many of the moments are based on stories told to me by my nurse friends, or my men friends and family who were hospitalized and remember some of what happened to them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Following the news of the internet star’s death, several of his friends shared tributes on social media.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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News, Sandra and Sofía are technically cousins; Sandra is the daughter of Sofía’s mother’s sister.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sacrament revolves around two cousins from San Bernardino, Larette and Cherrise, who, along with two traveling nurses—four ICU nurses in all—are isolating in individual Mallard trailers in CamperWorld, three blocks from Our Lady of Sorrows hospital.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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One of the officers, a special-forces commando who discussed the operation on condition of anonymity, recalls lying in the pitch-dark belly of a river barge alongside dozens of his comrades, all of them armed to the hilt, eyeing one another through night-vision goggles.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, some of his comrades don’t receive him warmly.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Mae would love to one day see Charlie reunited with his mom and siblings, just for an afternoon of play together.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Last month, my father and siblings, who have been displaced many times since October 7th, 2023, were forced to flee Israeli strikes in Gaza City.—
Mosab Abu Toha,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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The festival's institutional partners are Brown-Forman, the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation and the Owsley Brown II Philanthropic Foundation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Brothers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brothers. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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