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as in brother
a female connected with another person by a common parent
She plans to spend her birthday with her twin sister.
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as in nun
a member of a religious community of women
Many of the sisters in the convent participate in community outreach programs.
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as in friend
a woman with whom one feels a sense of solidarity
We started a web site for women entrepreneurs to connect with our sisters around the globe.
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Recent Examples of sister
The Owens sisters are heading back to the big screen soon.
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Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Fans won’t have to wait too much longer to see the Owens sisters back on the big screen.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
She is survived by son Douglas, four sisters, a sister-in-law and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Mary is supported by her mother, Cora (Elizabeth McGovern), and sister Edith (Laura Carmichael).
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
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Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Fans won’t have to wait too much longer to see the Owens sisters back on the big screen.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
She is survived by son Douglas, four sisters, a sister-in-law and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Mary is supported by her mother, Cora (Elizabeth McGovern), and sister Edith (Laura Carmichael).
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sister
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Along with Demi Lovato, the brothers will executive produce the Disney Channel Original Movie.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Directed by twin brothers Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, Bring Her Back stars Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Philips, Sally–Anne Upton, Stephen Philips, Mischa Heywood and Sally Hawkins.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Alongside The Long Walk, there’s the reunion of a decades-old fake rock band, a return of a charming singing nun/babysitter, another murder in a New York, and a chance to go back in Pixar’s toy box.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
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San Francisco Opera’s revival showcases artists from the original cast, as well as welcoming new artists, including mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton in the role of Sister Helen, the nun whose work with death row inmates inspired her memoir and became the source for the opera.—
Georgia Rowe,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Trump doesn’t have very many friends on the global stage that are from the left.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Starting at just 6 years old, Eid worked in the restaurant alongside his parents and siblings, learning how to perfect a kabob platter.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the litigation settlement, there will be no power sharing among a group of diversely opinionated siblings.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Guests can access the trail, meditate with the resident Buddhist monk, go whitewater rafting on the Mo Chhu river, and visit the picturesque Punakha Dzong, a centuries-old fortress.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Balenciaga was like a monk and never left his monastery.—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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This report contains results from surveys and population estimation methods conducted by Fish and Wildlife, Canadian Wildlife Service and numerous state and provincial partners.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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My office and our partners will continue to hold fully accountable anyone seeking to compromise the national security of the United States.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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After the eighth-generation jeweler Munnu Kasliwal died in 2012, his son Siddharth took over, and today runs the business alongside his brother, cousins, and uncle.—
Gayatri Shah,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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That unusually low resonance makes nuclear clocks uniquely suited to timekeeping at the nuclear scale, and sets them apart from their atomic cousins.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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Beat overcommitment syndrome, get the right things done, and build real influence with your colleagues up, down, sideways, and diagonal—all over the organization chart.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In its history, Everybody Loves Raymond, created by Romano and Philip Rosenthal, received 15 Emmys and 69 total nominations, including for Romano, Garrett, and their colleagues Patricia Heaton, and Peter Boyle.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sister. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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