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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
Because everybody has got brothers and sisters and moms and dads and family members.
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Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
Add to the mix London Potter, who follows in the footsteps of sisters Riley and Dakota (Norco alums now playing at Quinnipiac and South Carolina, respectively) and catcher/first baseman Camryn May, Peyton’s younger sister.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Founded by sisters Miko and Titi Branch, the Black‑owned brand helped fill a glaring gap in the market for products that actually understand curly, coily, and textured hair.
—Kieaundria Bellamy, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
Pascal has a deep connection to The Virgin Suicides, Sofia Coppola’s 1999 feature directorial debut, which stars Kirsten Dunst as Lux Lisbon—one of five sisters raised by overprotective Catholic parents.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Viewers don’t need to be overly aware of the era’s politics to recognize the differences in worldview, circumstances and loyalties that painfully divide these sisters.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
There has been a lot of sympathy for the sisters as Britons have watched each salacious detail emerge.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
In addition to Marmee, there’s Aunt March who serves as an even stronger willed maternal figure for the March sisters.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
Team Peterson, which features East Metro sisters Tabitha and Tara Peterson, as well as former Gopher Taylor Anderson-Heide and Duluth’s Cory Thiesse, has two preliminary round matches remaining, starting with host Italy on Tuesday, then against defending champion Great Britain on Wednesday.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
Add to the mix London Potter, who follows in the footsteps of sisters Riley and Dakota (Norco alums now playing at Quinnipiac and South Carolina, respectively) and catcher/first baseman Camryn May, Peyton’s younger sister.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Founded by sisters Miko and Titi Branch, the Black‑owned brand helped fill a glaring gap in the market for products that actually understand curly, coily, and textured hair.
—Kieaundria Bellamy, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
Pascal has a deep connection to The Virgin Suicides, Sofia Coppola’s 1999 feature directorial debut, which stars Kirsten Dunst as Lux Lisbon—one of five sisters raised by overprotective Catholic parents.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Viewers don’t need to be overly aware of the era’s politics to recognize the differences in worldview, circumstances and loyalties that painfully divide these sisters.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
There has been a lot of sympathy for the sisters as Britons have watched each salacious detail emerge.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
In addition to Marmee, there’s Aunt March who serves as an even stronger willed maternal figure for the March sisters.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
Team Peterson, which features East Metro sisters Tabitha and Tara Peterson, as well as former Gopher Taylor Anderson-Heide and Duluth’s Cory Thiesse, has two preliminary round matches remaining, starting with host Italy on Tuesday, then against defending champion Great Britain on Wednesday.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisters
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Hughes said the brothers, who roomed together, kept their door open all week and personally spoke to every single American athlete competing in Milan who stayed at the village.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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The actor who played soft-hearted rebel Shawn Hunter joined his former costar Matthew Lawrence and his brothers, Andrew and Joey Lawrence, on Friday's episode of their Brotherly Love podcast.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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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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Six were close friends who had together planned the backcountry ski trip.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Investigators determined Jordan and several of his friends had a gun and were playing with it right before the weapon went off, the release states.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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The sheriff has said that none of the family members, including siblings and spouses, are possible suspects in the case.—
Randi Kaye,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The siblings have been playing football together their whole lives.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Two monks sustained serious injuries, and one monk lost part of his leg as a result of the crash.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Photographed heading to Lattanzi in New York with his colleagues for the week, Storrie opted for a chocolate brown, shearling collared leather jacket by Sandro, a cobalt blue knit, straight-leg blue jeans, and black Saint Laurent penny loafers with white socks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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In his statement, Fincke thanked his Crew-11 colleagues, along with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, who were also aboard the space station at the time and are still in space.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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Reiser walked the red carpet and participated in an on-stage Q&A following the dramedy, which stars Reiser and Colm Meaney as estranged cousins attempting to settle a multi-generational family dispute.—
Michele Eve Sandberg,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Sodium-ion batteries offer multiple advantages over their lithium-ion cousins.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2026
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White checked all of those boxes and cemented himself as an obvious choice with a network of current donors, high-ranking business partners in Charlotte, as well as potential donors that Gaber hopes to convert.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Ahead of each collection, Gassanoff partners with institutions like Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture, or Capital Culture House in Rome, to secure funds in order to spotlight and financially support the artisan communities that produce his pieces, hence the brand name.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Sisters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisters. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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