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
Two years into what was intended to be a seven-year apprenticeship, Walton quit and followed his siblings south.
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Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
In most states, this type of debt belongs to the person who incurred it, not to their children, siblings or other relatives.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The pair met while playing Romanov siblings in a 2009 production of The House of Special Purpose and have watched each other’s star rise in the years since.
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Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
In 2019, John joined his siblings to model for a Rag & Bone campaign.
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Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
As Black children, my siblings and I could only use the bookmobile that arrived during the summer months and parked in front of our community’s elementary school.
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Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
On February 7, Savannah, flanked by her two siblings, posted a video that appeared to directly appeal to the kidnappers.
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Forbestv,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have addressed the letters over the past five months.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
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
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
In most states, this type of debt belongs to the person who incurred it, not to their children, siblings or other relatives.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The pair met while playing Romanov siblings in a 2009 production of The House of Special Purpose and have watched each other’s star rise in the years since.
—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
In 2019, John joined his siblings to model for a Rag & Bone campaign.
—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
As Black children, my siblings and I could only use the bookmobile that arrived during the summer months and parked in front of our community’s elementary school.
—
Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
On February 7, Savannah, flanked by her two siblings, posted a video that appeared to directly appeal to the kidnappers.
—
Forbestv,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have addressed the letters over the past five months.
—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Sarris grew up in a white family in Santa Rosa alongside three siblings.
—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siblings
Noun
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Even supplements such as Nutrafol contain biotin which can elevate hormone levels, so the sisters are careful and consult with their physicians.
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Zeenat’s mother was a respected woman in her clan; both of Zeenat’s sisters had married into a Syed family, and her brother worked for the village head and had authority enough to report directly to the local landlord.
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Faith, hope drive Venezuelan community's response The day the earthquakes struck was a holiday in Venezuela, which may explain why many families were at home when the disaster occurred, while some children were visiting friends or relatives.
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Many have camped out along the edge of the piles of crushed concrete and rebar, awaiting any word of their relatives.
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Jacinto found out the truth about his work after becoming suspicious of some of the girls who would accompany his cousins to their home.
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Love, 85, co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961 with cousins Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, and friend Al Jardine.
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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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Emily Brontë’s telling of this narrative premise was, also, far ahead of its time, unadorned, stripped bare, always in immediate reach of the brutal facts of her characters’ relations and complications with each other.
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Runcie is sharply attuned to the vast uncomfortable grey areas of gender and power relations, navigating them with wry, revelatory observations that are devastatingly acute.
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“Siblings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siblings. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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