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Recent Examples of sisterly
Alana and Danielle rush towards the dresses and pose beside them, before kicking off the sisterly banter that is a constant throughout the fitting.
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Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisterly
Adjective
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In Abigaëlle’s journey towards acceptance, the audience is given a tender portrait of familial love that’s both moving and entertaining.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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While competition at Cannes can be intense, Mattiussi emphasized the atmosphere of the gathering was familial and centered on a love of film.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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But there’s something special when the brotherly matchup is a true brother-on-brother affair, which is what will be the case when rookie defensive back Caleb Downs and the Cowboys play against wide receiver Josh Downs and the Colts.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Jimmy’s connection with Tariq, who is missing a leg due to a bomb that also scarred his mother’s face, is rooted in his brotherly love for his father Khalil, Jimmy’s translator, who was killed because of his work with the Americans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The James Marshall monument was built at the urging of Native Sons of the Golden West, a fraternal organization devoted to preserving California’s settler past; members had to be white men born in the state.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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No one was sure if the twins were identical or fraternal ‒ there was no such thing as genetic testing back then; James Watson and Francis Crick had only discovered DNA the year before.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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“Sisterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterly. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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