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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
Rounding out the Bennet sisters are Maddie Close as Jane, Poppy Gilbert as Lizzie, Molly Wright as Kitty and Grace Hogg-Robinson as Lydia.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
His other sister, too, had some PCOS symptoms.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
Now, improbably, the next season is filming, and Sierra is back on set to discover her sister’s killer—even though everyone thinks that Sierra herself must have committed the murder.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Finch said the death has hit Kaliyah's sister hard.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
His other sister, too, had some PCOS symptoms.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
Now, improbably, the next season is filming, and Sierra is back on set to discover her sister’s killer—even though everyone thinks that Sierra herself must have committed the murder.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Finch said the death has hit Kaliyah's sister hard.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sister
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The boyfriend’s 19-year-old brother, who was in another room at their sixth-floor apartment, and a neighbor called 911 after hearing the shots.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Shailin Asadollahi told me that her family’s group chat had turned into a live feed of ad-hoc forensics, chronicling their efforts to find her brother.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Arcangela Tarabotti, a seventeenth-century Venetian nun who was put into a convent against her will, wrote a critique of coerced enclosure that begins by eviscerating the idea that men are by nature superior to women.—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
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Alfonso’s nun in her Balenciaga stared out at me dolled up in mine.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Before his final drill, a friend about 30 yards away gave him some encouragement after a good rep, to which all Wilson could do was smile and shake his head.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Athena Strand’s brutal death at the hands of FedEx driver Tanner Horner forever altered the lives of her family and friends, witnesses told the jury Tuesday morning during the first day of the sentencing phase of Horner’s capital murder trial in Tarrant County.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the years since, the collection has been subject to numerous claims from alleged heirs, including distant cousins and half-siblings, according to a 2024 report by El País.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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DNA tests by state Department of Justice technicians later linked Perez to the infant, Nikko Lee Perez, born in 1996, and four of the child’s siblings.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The bronze statue of Shakyamuni Buddha was finished in 1997 and is located in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, in a sacred scenic area said to have been established by the 7th-century monk Xuanzang.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Serving as director of mindfulness at Japanese skincare company Tatcha since 2021 and leading meditation workshops at Fortune 500 businesses like Meta and Sony, the monk is bringing his ancient practice to people all around the world with a modern approach.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Beckham’s money-men partners are Miami brothers Jorge and Jose Mas, billionaire businessmen, leaders of the construction giant MasTec, and sons of a Cuban exile leader.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Enjoy relations with friends, groups, partners, siblings and neighbors.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Scottish media have reported that Lyons survived a shooting in Glasgow in 2006 that killed his cousin, later moved to Spain and eventually settled in Dubai.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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De Rothschild and her husband, Benjamin, were also in the midst of a battle with Benjamin’s cousin, David de Rothschild, regarding who could use the family name for their businesses.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday’s unofficial election results from Jackson and Cass counties showed Lopez took around 56% of votes cast while Cynda Rader, a fellow City Council colleague since 2024, took around 44%.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Former colleagues have alleged the two officials are in a romantic relationship, and alleged that a former administrator was pushed to retire to vacate a position for one of the partners.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sister. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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