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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
That includes several collaborations with the Wayans brothers, among them White Chicks and Little Man.
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Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
From the obvious Swifties, like the Kelce brothers, to the more low-key ones, here's your guide to current NFL players who have expressed interest in Swift's discography.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Lainie Jones is survived by her husband JJ, her father Jeff and mother Kathy Schultz, and her brothers Brian and Joey Schultz.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Beyond their vast digital footprint, the brothers are also both authors and entrepreneurs.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Onward and upward, brothers and sisters.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
Potter and Weasley are brothers.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
An informal education professional, Eitan spent part of his captivity with Yair, and the brothers reportedly fled through tunnels during Israeli airstrikes.
—Itay Stern, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
The cousins are encouraged that the board will allow both brothers to be eligible for parole again in three years.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
From the obvious Swifties, like the Kelce brothers, to the more low-key ones, here's your guide to current NFL players who have expressed interest in Swift's discography.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Lainie Jones is survived by her husband JJ, her father Jeff and mother Kathy Schultz, and her brothers Brian and Joey Schultz.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Beyond their vast digital footprint, the brothers are also both authors and entrepreneurs.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Onward and upward, brothers and sisters.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
Potter and Weasley are brothers.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
An informal education professional, Eitan spent part of his captivity with Yair, and the brothers reportedly fled through tunnels during Israeli airstrikes.
—Itay Stern, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
The cousins are encouraged that the board will allow both brothers to be eligible for parole again in three years.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brothers
Noun
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Kardashian Barker followed the behind-the-scenes pic with a photo of the two sisters as babies, and more images taken throughout the years.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Matta noted that the alliance between the sisters and William appears to have become stronger in recent years.—
Ashley Hume , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Jack and his friends left $20,000 in tips, which comes out to a decent $1,818 each, though 1 million wouldn’t be enough.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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The second instance found Clark waiting for friends at Bemelmans Bar, dolled up for a party in an Alexander McQueen dress.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Rajab and her family had been fleeing Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt, and three cousins.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Fears are mounting about trouble in the corporate lending market, with banks and their lightly regulated cousins in the investment world pointing fingers.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
21 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 27 Oct. 2025.
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