as in sister
a person connected with another by a common parent
I asked her if she had any siblings.
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Recent Examples of sibling
In his new memoir, The Book of Sheen (out today), the Two and a Half Men star catalogues his memories from spending months on location with his parents and siblings.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
But at the Los Angeles premiere, Baena’s half-siblings appeared to snub him on the red carpet by not posing for photos with him.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Around the fifth or sixth grade, the siblings began playing football together in the Advantage Flag League.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Unlike her happy doggy sibling, this cat wanted nothing to do with the move.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
But at the Los Angeles premiere, Baena’s half-siblings appeared to snub him on the red carpet by not posing for photos with him.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Around the fifth or sixth grade, the siblings began playing football together in the Advantage Flag League.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Unlike her happy doggy sibling, this cat wanted nothing to do with the move.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibling
Noun
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The sisters try to dispose of the body and erase the evidence, but their journey reveals some deeper, darker secrets about their community.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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His sister was the family archivist and quite literally just had a box of undeveloped film.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Belly is a sweet everygirl upon whom viewers can seamlessly project, but as my colleague Elise Taylor astutely argued, her identity is all too bound up in the Fisher brothers.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Emma's father, actor Eric Roberts, is Julia's older brother.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lepkowski described her cousin's ex as possessive, controlling and physically abusive.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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McKinsey’s Global Survey similarly emphasizes that organizations tracking gen‑AI KPIs outperform cousins still focusing on proofs-of-concept.—
Ian Amit,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Teófilo, the husband of Eulalia Baladro, one of the sisters’ relatives who helps manage the family’s ranch, struggles with the property’s finances, leading to further disruption and fatalities.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Data brokers publish your name, address history, phone numbers, relatives and even property records online.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibling. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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