sister

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Recent Examples of sister The founder worked with interior designer and architect Josefine Roth, who is actually her sister. Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Comments Kelsey Grammer appeared on The View to promote his new book about his sister. Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 15 May 2025 For Flamingo and her sisters to playfully demand the boys look at them is equally a demand to be seen and to have their humanity recognized at a time when the default response to rampant fear is equally rampant dehumanization. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 May 2025 And their sister, Neveah, tries to uncover the mystery of their mother’s disappearance while also holding the family business together. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sister
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sister
Noun
  • Admittedly, Al wasn't a huge fan of Patrick's little brother tagging along on their outing and began referring to him as his Little House on the Prairie character, Albert, to poke little jabs.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 21 May 2025
  • Hayley Duff, Tyler Hoechlin, Ashlee Simpson, and brothers George and Geoff Stults all had recurring roles.
    EW.com, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • The group was made up of monks, and eventually, nuns.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • After his death in a plane crash, Korda leaves his wealth to his only daughter Liesel, a nun (played by Kate Winslet's actress daughter Mia Threapleton).
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Performing in front of small crowds that sometimes only consisted of family and friends was common for Owens but was balanced by hearing his music on local radio stations like 103.5 The Beat.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
  • Next week, Kerry Morgan, a former friend of Cassie Ventura, is expected to testify in the trial.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The siblings have also shown their appreciation for San Diego State, posting messages of thanks on their social media accounts.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 18 May 2025
  • Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Zen Mantra Thich Nhat Hanh was a Zen monk from Vietnam who was quite an incredible man.
    Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • Cambodian folks from Stockton and the Bay converged with 98-year olds from Long Beach and monks who flew from Cambodia to tie bracelets onto wrists, uttering blessings.
    Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • So, the welfare group amputated her legs and rehabilitated her before sending her halfway across the world in March 2023 to a partner animal welfare organization called Twenty Paws in New York City.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • But Monday’s event aims to underscore the commitment of the two partners to working together during an increasingly fraught geopolitical era.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • By contrast, her brood of uncles and cousins, who confusingly resemble the parallel hippie gang in the 1983 sequences, never acquire definition as individual characters.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 21 May 2025
  • Jackson says Burgin, who was allegedly upset by Cole's filing, tried to hit her and also threatened that his cousin, Mark Burgin, would kill Cole in retaliation.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • But Xu and her colleagues would need far more evidence than just two people in a trial that enrolled a total of eight, so that research remains ongoing.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • For these more serious cases, Soni and his colleagues work closely with the university’s mental-health center and even walk students to a counselor’s door themselves.
    Cornelia Powers, The Atlantic, 18 May 2025

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“Sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sister. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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