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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
While Jane Austen is best known for skewering the vagaries of romantic love in her novels, there is another, equally complicated and meaningful type of relationship that runs through them, too — that of siblings.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Her 25-year-old daughter, who still works at Amazon on a day shift, has moved back into the home and is handling drop-offs for her three younger siblings.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The parents and siblings and children and partners.
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Like their Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback brother, the two other Hurts siblings are athletic.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The Russo siblings are back together and up to their old antics.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
His wife, three sons, parents and siblings are expected to attend.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Along the way the estranged siblings are forced to confront their past and reconcile their fractured relationship.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Fletcher Merkel, 8 Eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel was attending Mass with two of his three siblings—who were not injured in the shooting, a spokesperson for the family told NBC—when he was killed.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Her 25-year-old daughter, who still works at Amazon on a day shift, has moved back into the home and is handling drop-offs for her three younger siblings.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The parents and siblings and children and partners.
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Like their Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback brother, the two other Hurts siblings are athletic.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The Russo siblings are back together and up to their old antics.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
His wife, three sons, parents and siblings are expected to attend.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Along the way the estranged siblings are forced to confront their past and reconcile their fractured relationship.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Fletcher Merkel, 8 Eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel was attending Mass with two of his three siblings—who were not injured in the shooting, a spokesperson for the family told NBC—when he was killed.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siblings
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The Chloe x Mother capsule evokes the swinging spirit of the 1960s, taking cues from the sisters’ favorite vintage finds and the on-screen stars who defined the decade.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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After all, the sisters from from the royal house that ruled the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy, which included Naples, Sicily, and the southern Italian mainland until it was absorbed into the new Kingdom of Italy in 1861.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status on two homes in two different states, public records show.—
Marisa Taylor,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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After Othram provided those leads to authorities, a follow-up investigation led to the victim’s potential relatives, said the company.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Young, impassioned volunteer Omar (Mataz Malhees) first answers the call from Rajab, who’s hiding from IDF soldiers in the wreckage of her car, surrounded by the dead bodies of her uncle, aunt and four cousins.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Unlike our billionaire rankings, this list includes family fortunes, including those shared among extended families such as that of Kwek Leng Beng and his cousins.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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While the brothers aren't expected to cross paths, speculation continues over whether Harry will reunite with his father, King Charles.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Karen Garcia, 28, is a resident of Silver City and has been attending Silver City Fest with her four brothers for over five years.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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As for Cohen’s next novel, Beautiful Losers, which was set in an apartment in Montreal as a bereaved and lust‑tormented narrator reconstructs his relations with the dead, there was a sharp divide of opinion internally at Viking.—
Paul Slovak
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Song Seok-ha, 67, who has been protesting every day for five years near the US Embassy in Seoul to call for a stronger US-South Korea alliance, was concerned about long-term damage to relations.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Siblings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siblings. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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