siblings

plural of sibling

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Recent Examples of siblings There is one positive outcome to the siblings’ search for answers. Annalise Peterson, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 Granger’s trailblazing life is well-known, but her son JD Granger, speaking on behalf of his siblings Brandon Granger and Chelsea Hughes, paid tribute to his mother with accounts of her everyday life. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026 Letter writer finds even the relationship with other siblings hard to manage after sister’s untimely death. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026 Laws regarding incarceration of youthful offenders — age 25 or younger at the time of the crime — have evolved since the siblings were tried. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Parents, siblings and spouses have expressed frustration with the administration's remarks on social media and to media outlets. Chris Quintana, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 Despite growing up in the city of Motown and the country’s R&B capital, CeCe Winans and her siblings were not permitted to listen to secular music—their parents forbade it. Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026 Watching just a clip of siblings Frankie (Frankie Darro) and Betsy Baxter (Betsy King Ross) out of context, it’d be easy to dismiss their introduction at the Radio Ranchers microphone as an example of antiquity. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 As was widely reported Monday, the siblings who voted to sell the family’s shares assert that four of the six beneficiaries of the Buss trust were needed for a passing vote. Sam Amick, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siblings
Noun
  • Continue reading … BAD MEDICINE – Doctor accused of shooting two young sisters in violent road rage clash.
    , FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Above, her sisters Cassie (left) and Rachel appear alongside the singer in the TV movie Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • He has also been allowed weekly meetings with his wife, as well as telephone and WhatsApp contact with relatives in Pakistan and abroad, the ministry said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The company set up a hotline for warehouse employees and for their relatives.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Bizarrely, sweepstakes machines, unlike their VGT and casino slot cousins, are neither regulated nor taxed.
    Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Cuban Knight Anole Cuban knight anoles are the bigger, greener cousins to a brown anole.
    Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The brothers Tate were arrested by federal marshals in Miami last month, after years of being investigated by several foreign authorities.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Bolsonaro’s younger brothers Carlos and Eduardo Bolsonaro would also go on to pursue political careers, solidifying a political dynasty for the family.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Canada could restrict key exports to the US, such as energy and a key fertilizer ingredient known as potash, said Diamond Isinger, a policy strategist and former special advisor on Canada-US relations to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Cook’s legacy has been defined by his deft leadership through tumultuous supply chain environments and tense international trade relations.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Siblings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siblings. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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