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a person connected with another by a common parent
I asked her if she had any siblings.
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Recent Examples of siblings
The Spanish tapas restaurant, launched by a pair of siblings hailing from Spain, opened its first Sacramento-area outpost last month.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Wolf is the oldest of four siblings and the last of his sisters is getting married Saturday in New York.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Ceballos, 62, and his siblings run a large construction business, led by its principal company, Inversiones Alfamaq.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
She and her three siblings, sisters Millie and Abbie and brother Luke, were raised in Birmingham, Ala.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Both mother and daughter grew up and graduated from Lawrence Township schools, along with McKinsey Glover's two other siblings.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
When Nora and Agnes’ mother dies, the siblings gather friends and loved ones in the home for a memorial.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Born February 4, 1941, in the Bronx, Nanas went to grade school with siblings Penny and Garry Marshall and future fashion icon Ralph Lauren.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The siblings also became regulars at the gallery of Ambroise Vollard, purchasing impressionist works by Claude Monet and Edgar Degas as well as more innovative ones by Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Wolf is the oldest of four siblings and the last of his sisters is getting married Saturday in New York.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Ceballos, 62, and his siblings run a large construction business, led by its principal company, Inversiones Alfamaq.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
She and her three siblings, sisters Millie and Abbie and brother Luke, were raised in Birmingham, Ala.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Both mother and daughter grew up and graduated from Lawrence Township schools, along with McKinsey Glover's two other siblings.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
When Nora and Agnes’ mother dies, the siblings gather friends and loved ones in the home for a memorial.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Born February 4, 1941, in the Bronx, Nanas went to grade school with siblings Penny and Garry Marshall and future fashion icon Ralph Lauren.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The siblings also became regulars at the gallery of Ambroise Vollard, purchasing impressionist works by Claude Monet and Edgar Degas as well as more innovative ones by Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siblings
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Those costumes from the original Broadway production, including the Schuyler sisters’ winter ball gowns, Hamilton, Jefferson and Burr’s suits, as well as King George’s outfit, are all featured among the exhibit, too.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Murphy made sure to include the characters of Kim Kardashian and her sisters as youngsters growing up during the trial; in the show, they are seen watching their father on TV.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tapachula returns to normalcy While some migrants remain in Tapachula, gone are the thousands of migrants, including entire families, sleeping on sidewalks, gathered in parks, packed in cheap hotel rooms, or lined up outside banks awaiting money transfers from relatives abroad.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Among those who died in the accident were two of his sons and a granddaughter, relatives told the AP.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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The film, which premiered in Cannes earlier this year, tells the story of four cousins who inherit an old house in rural Normandy and retrace the steps of their ancestors in 19th century Paris.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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His sister, Cassie, is known to give him a few baths a day with her tongue, and he’s even learned to howl like his bigger siblings and cousins — albeit to a much different effect.—
Chandler Boese,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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Brady came from a family of firefighters, which includes his two brothers, Jimmy and Brian, cousin Pete and uncle Pete, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at the press conference.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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He is survived by his wife, Kara, and his two brothers, Jimmy and Brian, who are also FDNY firefighters.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The most recent border flare-up came after five Thai soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion, with the incident prompting Thailand to downgrade diplomatic relations with its neighbor.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Venezuela is strengthening its relations with all countries of the world and asks only for its independence and sovereignty.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Siblings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siblings. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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