stepbrother

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Recent Examples of stepbrother Airing for four seasons between 2004 and 2007, Drake & Josh starred Bell and Peck as teenage stepbrothers who are forced to get along — and fend off their younger sister — after their parents get married. EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024 Paul Rudd, in his feature debut, plays Cher’s stepbrother. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025 Brinkmann passed away from her injuries the next day, but Miller’s stepfather and stepbrother ended up recovering. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025 The Republic reported that police recommended charges for the six people involved — the two teens, the father, the stepmother, stepbrother and the coworker. Liam Quinn, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stepbrother
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepbrother
Noun
  • The Mets were never second fiddle, never the younger brother.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 20 July 2025
  • The popular series followed monster-hunting brothers.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Filming in Toronto and premiering this fall, Sheriff Country stars Baccarin (Gotham, Homeland) as straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 July 2025
  • Playing the evil stepsisters Clorinda and Tisbe are soprano Hannah Madeleine Goodman and mezzo-soprano Mariam Mouawad, the Fort Worth Opera’s resident artists.
    James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Luna Lunardi, 2, of Libertyville, sat on the shoulders of her father Steven near Luna’s sister Collins Jo, 4, and the children’s mother Margaret.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • The victims were connected to the shooter — Combs is the sister of the mother of House’s children, and Gumm is their mother.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • For the trucker who’s wiring part of his paycheck to his parents in Mexico, the nurse who’s supporting her siblings in Nigeria, or the Afghan interpreter who’s helping his cousins resettle, the tax is a penalty on one of the purest expressions of human freedom: ...
    Brayden Myers, National Review, 18 July 2025
  • The investigation led by the FBI revealed that Brillante was also sending similar threatening messages to another cousin and her husband in Texas.
    Jay Weaver July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Spieth’s hand is lovingly resting on his son, while more little hands reach out to touch the newborn—those are Sully’s older siblings, Sophie, 22 months, and Sammy, 3.
    Clea Haran, Parents, 15 July 2025
  • Their sibling, also known as the Prodigal, self-exiled to escape the pain and guilt of being the source of the world's destruction.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025

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“Stepbrother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepbrother. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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