as in sisters
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
Sarris grew up in a white family in Santa Rosa alongside three siblings.
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Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Founded by siblings in 2015, the brand evolved from apparel to phone accessories, now repositioning as a broader lifestyle label.
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Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Ironically, though there have been reports for years that his six kids with Angelina Jolie don’t speak to him, Shiloh took it further than any of her siblings, filing for a name change on the day of her 18th birthday.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 June 2026
His dad instilled in him and his siblings that the most important thing was winning, not scoring.
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Matthew Ho,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
One late afternoon in early winter, two of my mom’s siblings and their spouses, all in their 20s and early 30s, came over to hang out.
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Eythana Miller,
The Dial,
23 June 2026
Savannah and her siblings received two notes after Nancy’s disappearance.
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Zack Sharf,
Variety,
23 June 2026
The following day, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings, Annie Guthrie and Camron Guthrie, released the first of several emotional videos pleading for their mother’s return.
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Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
The siblings, however, were struggling with one disappointment neither parent could fix.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Founded by siblings in 2015, the brand evolved from apparel to phone accessories, now repositioning as a broader lifestyle label.
—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Ironically, though there have been reports for years that his six kids with Angelina Jolie don’t speak to him, Shiloh took it further than any of her siblings, filing for a name change on the day of her 18th birthday.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 June 2026
His dad instilled in him and his siblings that the most important thing was winning, not scoring.
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Matthew Ho,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
One late afternoon in early winter, two of my mom’s siblings and their spouses, all in their 20s and early 30s, came over to hang out.
—
Eythana Miller,
The Dial,
23 June 2026
Savannah and her siblings received two notes after Nancy’s disappearance.
—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
23 June 2026
The following day, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings, Annie Guthrie and Camron Guthrie, released the first of several emotional videos pleading for their mother’s return.
—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
The siblings, however, were struggling with one disappointment neither parent could fix.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siblings
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Along with Serena’s 23 major singles titles and Venus’ seven, the sisters have combined to win 14 major doubles titles, six at Wimbledon, the last in 2016.
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Over 100 mourners gathered last week around a memorial of flowers and photos to remember two young sisters slain by their father — another in a frustratingly long line of domestic violence tragedies.
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South Dakota Department of Corrections via AP Court records showed no lawyers listed for Milk and Rogness, and no relatives could immediately be located through phone records and social media to speak on their behalf.
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Patrick O’Neil of Pittsboro, North Carolina, traveled to Atlanta with his wife, son and relatives after purchasing five tickets through StubHub for the Spain-Cape Verde match.
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That was a decade ago; now that so many more cousins have married non-Amish partners, English pervades most family spaces and occasions.
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Call your cousins, neighbors, and grandkids.
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The Kelce brothers and their crew attended Friday’s concert for DJ Chris Lake in Los Angeles.
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The message was written by 19-year-old Austin Franco, a member of Cornell’s class of 2028, during his application process for an internship at a software company owned by two Jewish brothers, Gabe and Aiden Einhorn.
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Marcos, who currently holds the rotating presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, led leaders of the 11-nation bloc in commemorating the 35th anniversary of ASEAN's diplomatic relations with Russia.
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Marcos, who currently holds the rotating presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, led leaders of the 11-nation bloc in commemorating the 35th anniversary of ASEAN’s diplomatic relations with Russia.
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“Siblings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siblings. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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