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as in brothers
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 nuns
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 friends
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 sisters
In the film, which scored Grand Prix at Cannes, two sisters reunite with their absentee father, a movie director who wants to make a film about their family.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
The drama ignites following the sisters’ mother’s wake, with the abrupt return of their estranged father, Gustav (Skarsgård), an acclaimed but aging director.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
As the sparkler belongs to the Spencer family, only Spencer brides have worn it, per Town & Country—including Diana’s two older sisters, Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Kaylie with her sisters Natalie (center) and Kimi (right).
—Becky Quick, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
The sisters moved into a bustling household, a family of 9 children.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Nobody knew Patrick Swayze quite like his brothers, Don and Sean, and sisters, Vicky and Bambi.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Murphy made sure to include the characters of Kim Kardashian and her sisters as youngsters growing up during the trial; in the show, they are seen watching their father on TV.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Snocaps, the new indie-rock band led by twin sisters Katie and Allison Crutchfield, with accompaniment by MJ Lenderman and longtime Waxahatchee producer Brad Cook, have announced their first-ever tour.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2025
Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
The drama ignites following the sisters’ mother’s wake, with the abrupt return of their estranged father, Gustav (Skarsgård), an acclaimed but aging director.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
As the sparkler belongs to the Spencer family, only Spencer brides have worn it, per Town & Country—including Diana’s two older sisters, Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Kaylie with her sisters Natalie (center) and Kimi (right).
—Becky Quick, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
The sisters moved into a bustling household, a family of 9 children.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Nobody knew Patrick Swayze quite like his brothers, Don and Sean, and sisters, Vicky and Bambi.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Murphy made sure to include the characters of Kim Kardashian and her sisters as youngsters growing up during the trial; in the show, they are seen watching their father on TV.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Snocaps, the new indie-rock band led by twin sisters Katie and Allison Crutchfield, with accompaniment by MJ Lenderman and longtime Waxahatchee producer Brad Cook, have announced their first-ever tour.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisters
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Brady came from a family of firefighters, which includes his two brothers, Jimmy and Brian, cousin Pete and uncle Pete, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at the press conference.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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He is survived by his wife, Kara, and his two brothers, Jimmy and Brian, who are also FDNY firefighters.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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One of the nuns was allegedly killed by a demon appearing as a nun, and the other died by suicide to avoid being possessed by the evil force.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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At some point, a pair of politically active nuns started hanging out at the Nash home, eventually leaving their formal nun habits, cast off as part of their activism, at the house.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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But friends who settled in America urged them to move across the Atlantic, where the training facilities were better and the opportunity for ice time aplenty.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Her brother shaved his head alongside her, while friends organized care packages, drove her to sessions and offered constant encouragement.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Spanish tapas restaurant, launched by a pair of siblings hailing from Spain, opened its first Sacramento-area outpost last month.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Wolf is the oldest of four siblings and the last of his sisters is getting married Saturday in New York.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Cruz also pressed his Democratic colleagues to join a bipartisan request for the DOJ to turn over the evidentiary basis for the subpoenas, arguing transparency was necessary to assess whether the secrecy orders were justified.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Last year, following Hoda Kotb's January 2025 departure, the fourth hour of the morning show was retitled Today With Jenna & Friends, and saw Hager joined by a rotating cast of A-listers and colleagues to help her anchor the program.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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All my family was there, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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The two are cousins, according to Parizek.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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For example, emotion AI (when AI identifies human emotions) can help people with difficulty identifying emotions make sense of their meeting partners on video conferencing platforms like Zoom.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Would this rhetoric spread and become mainstream among many of my peers?—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their mom, Alyssa Crawford, shared two images of herself with her daughter Violet, with text alluding to the 4-year-old’s height being smaller than her peers.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sisters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisters. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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