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as in sister
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 monk
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 friend
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 brother
But when James’ wife Leila (Roimata Fox) and the brothers’ cousin Nani (Frankie Adams) are kidnapped by developer Marcus Robichaux (Claes Bang), the two men shift into another gear.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
For some time, Drake lived in his brothers’ shadows, especially after Luke won the Tar Heels that NCAA Tournament game.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Two of his brothers, Luke and Beau, played basketball at the University of North Carolina while another brother, Cole, was a pitcher at the University of Florida, which won the College World Series in 2017.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The family’s history in the apparel industry started in 1910 when Samuel Spiegel and his brother Harry began selling neckwear from a pushcart on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
For some time, Drake lived in his brothers’ shadows, especially after Luke won the Tar Heels that NCAA Tournament game.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Two of his brothers, Luke and Beau, played basketball at the University of North Carolina while another brother, Cole, was a pitcher at the University of Florida, which won the College World Series in 2017.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The family’s history in the apparel industry started in 1910 when Samuel Spiegel and his brother Harry began selling neckwear from a pushcart on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brother
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Sherrill thought maybe her sister, who lived nearby, had taken Shannon to the store.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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He was seen stepping out of his vehicle at his sister Annie's home.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Written in Latin, McQuhin recorded in his book a challenge between John Sclater, a monk in Paisley Abbey, and Gavin Hamilton, a representative of the Abbot.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Join a pilgrimage to watch the first rainfall on Mars; trap yourself with a death monk in a locked-room murder mystery—or trap yourself with the Shelleys the summer that Mary got a lightning bolt of literary inspiration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Naomi Honig stars in scary short about three friends playing the dangerous Knock Knock Game.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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Her maternal grandmother was two-time Grammy Award winner Cissy Houston of The Drinkard Singers, while her mother's cousins were music greats Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne Warwick and Leontyne Price.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Eyad Murrar, the co-founder of Coffee for Gaza, along with his cousin, sells a wide variety of coffee beans, with 50% of the profit going directly to humanitarian relief for Gaza.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Alouette and her comrades pursue a different life but do not seek it for everyone, which feels right not just for their era but for their experience of trauma.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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As Hollywood mourns the loss of Catherine O’Hara, one of her Canadian comrades is paying tribute.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2026
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This was broadly in line with what polls had suggested, with Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun predicting that the LDP and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party would secure more then 300 seats in the Lower House.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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My doubles partner, Mark Grimmette, sits down.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brother. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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