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Recent Examples of sisterly
Anna was saved from being frozen solid not by Kristoff giving a true love’s kiss, but by Elsa hugging her and melting the ice through the power of sisterly love.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2025
The minds behind Hocus Pocus 3 are brewing up a fresh potion of sisterly magic, screenwriter Jen D'Angelo exclusively tells EW.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Now that grandpa has passed, the sisterly conversations have turned towards who will manage and pay for my grandma’s care.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Even if so, the groundwork for a close, sisterly relationship between these two hybrids hasn’t really been laid in previous episodes.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2025
The minds behind Hocus Pocus 3 are brewing up a fresh potion of sisterly magic, screenwriter Jen D'Angelo exclusively tells EW.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Now that grandpa has passed, the sisterly conversations have turned towards who will manage and pay for my grandma’s care.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Even if so, the groundwork for a close, sisterly relationship between these two hybrids hasn’t really been laid in previous episodes.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisterly
Adjective
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Their rekindled relationship illustrates the dissonance of familial expectations and intimacy with a parent one barely knows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The scope is typically intimate or familial.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Because, since now-19-year-old Antonelli replaced Lewis Hamilton alongside Russell, racing-teammate life isn’t always as easy a dynamic as the brotherly one fostered at Mercedes.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Last August, Joe and his brothers, Nick, 33, and Kevin, 38, appeared on an episode of Amy Poehler’s podcast Good Hang, and chatted about their brotherly bond, as well as their experiences as parents.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Sons of the Desert takes its name from one of Laurel and Hardy’s best films, in which the boys lie to their wives and sneak off to the titular fraternal organization’s annual convention.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Guarin’s fraternal great-grandfather was a legendary attorney from Peoria who tried cases with circuit lawyer Abraham Lincoln and who settled the French claims to land that allowed the city to grow, according to the book.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Sisterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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