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Recent Examples of sisterly
Now that grandpa has passed, the sisterly conversations have turned towards who will manage and pay for my grandma’s care.
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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
Swift’s sisterly relationship with her audience is only part of her role-model appeal.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
The women quickly developed a sisterly bond with each other — and with Parton herself.
—Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
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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
Swift’s sisterly relationship with her audience is only part of her role-model appeal.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
The women quickly developed a sisterly bond with each other — and with Parton herself.
—Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisterly
Adjective
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The remains of one of the infants were found submerged in a cooler in 2007 and familial DNA determined that Perez was the biological father.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The family is seeking damages for hospital and medical expenses, coroner’s fees, funeral and burial expenses, loss of familial relationships, pain and suffering, alleged violations of constitutional rights, and attorneys’ fees and costs, among other claims.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Post-2019 reunion, the Jonas Brothers have enjoyed steady success, charming fans with their untarnished tack for brotherly harmony.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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With Malcolm in the Middle‘s imminent return, Frankie Muniz is feeling the brotherly love from his onscreen family.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These are fractious times for the fraternal duos of filmmaking.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
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Stir up some kind of fraternal rivalry for her attentions.—
Benjamin Markovits,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Sisterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterly. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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