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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
My parents loved my brother fiercely.
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Debra Manetta, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, court documents revealed that Seidler’s widow and two of his brothers had resolved a fight over control of the franchise, removing a potential obstacle to a sale.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The Men’s Team Responds Jack Hughes, who scored the men’s gold medal game winner, and his brother Quinn addressed the situation Tuesday on Good Morning America.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
An American flag hangs at the memorial where the brothers were killed on County Route 551 in Oldman's Township in Salem County.
—Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Debra Manetta, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, court documents revealed that Seidler’s widow and two of his brothers had resolved a fight over control of the franchise, removing a potential obstacle to a sale.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The Men’s Team Responds Jack Hughes, who scored the men’s gold medal game winner, and his brother Quinn addressed the situation Tuesday on Good Morning America.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
An American flag hangs at the memorial where the brothers were killed on County Route 551 in Oldman's Township in Salem County.
—Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brother
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Her family still talks about her and celebrates her birthday, her sister told KOLD.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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The backstory The hotel opened in 2017, a little over 10 years after its sister property The Palms started welcoming guests on the opposite side of the island along Grace Bay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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The venerable monk was draped in his maroon and saffron robe, his bare feet looking ashen with dust, a few of his toes still blackened from his arduous walk.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Zen Buddhist monk and personal hero of mine Thich Nhat Hanh spent much of his life writing about mindfulness.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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We are all retired, and this friend is substantially better off financially than the rest of us.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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The first home movie may be more than a century old, but home video gave amateurs seemingly boundless capacity for recording family and friends.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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The two who were shot and killed were Duncan's cousins, O'Hara said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Another is that many are tinkering with the latest tools, spinning up a website in hours with Claude Code or using its newer cousin Cowork to answer LinkedIn messages.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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During the pilot, Dutton meets with an old comrade from his days as a Navy SEAL who gradually recruits him into their four-person Marshal team.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Selfless sacrifice in order to stay with his comrades, stay with his unit until the very end.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Newsweek partners with Statista to analyze four types of data sources to select and rank the best hospitals in 32 countries with comparable data.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Support from Chiron in your partner zone means people important to you can meet you in the middle, even if past missteps made things tense.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brother. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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