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Recent Examples of stepbrother
The stepbrothers' parents, Thomas Hudson and Shauntel Hudson, are fighting over custody, and have in court documents referred to the stepbrother -- who is a minor -- as a suspect in Kepner's death.
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Doug Lantz, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
Family Court Filings Reveal FBI Focus On Minor Court filings connected to the custody case indicate that Anna’s 16-year-old stepbrother is the subject of the FBI investigation into her death.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Sadie Sink’s Max was a latecomer to the gang, arriving in the show’s second season alongside her stepbrother Billy (Dacre Montgomery) before linking up with the boys and helping Eleven develop in the real world.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
The family of Anna Kepner, the high school senior whose younger stepbrother is now suspected in her recent death aboard a Carnival cruise, is breaking their silence on the tragic situation.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Doug Lantz, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
Family Court Filings Reveal FBI Focus On Minor Court filings connected to the custody case indicate that Anna’s 16-year-old stepbrother is the subject of the FBI investigation into her death.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Sadie Sink’s Max was a latecomer to the gang, arriving in the show’s second season alongside her stepbrother Billy (Dacre Montgomery) before linking up with the boys and helping Eleven develop in the real world.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
The family of Anna Kepner, the high school senior whose younger stepbrother is now suspected in her recent death aboard a Carnival cruise, is breaking their silence on the tragic situation.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepbrother
Noun
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For over two decades, her father has been trying to do just that with the help of his brother, who is a citizen, through his I-130 sponsorship, also called a family petition.—
Marie Saavedra,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The brothers were just 18 when their dad and six others died during the crash-landing of his band's aircraft on December 31, 1985.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the stepsister started yelling, accusing her of always excluding her and calling her a bridezilla.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her mother, Mae (Gloria Reuben), is Boston’s District Attorney and her stepsister, Sarah (Maggie Lawson), is a BPD superintendent.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The travel guide company also awarded a star to Mezcaleria Alma, Alma Fonda Fina’s sister restaurant.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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White Christmas, Michael Curtiz's ecstatic musical about a song-and-dance duo working to save a Vermont lodge with the help of two mellifluous sisters.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Expansion cousins like the Penguins, Flyers, Kings and Blues have all taken home the coveted trophy since then.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The younger cousin to former Gators defensive back Dee Webb chose Florida over Penn State and South Carolina.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His timing may have been influenced by the string of divorces his three siblings went through ahead of his engagement.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the siblings made the decision together, with the full backing of their wider family.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Stepbrother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepbrother. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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