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Recent Examples of stepbrother
Anna Kepner’s stepbrother has been indicted on federal charges months after the 18-year-old cheerleader was found dead during a family vacation on a Carnival cruise ship.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Family member reacted to the indictment of Kepner's stepbrother on Monday.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
My stepbrother, too, my cousin, my friends, my family.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Previously filed court documents in the custody case revealed the stepbrother’s role as a suspect in Anna’s death.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Family member reacted to the indictment of Kepner's stepbrother on Monday.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
My stepbrother, too, my cousin, my friends, my family.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Previously filed court documents in the custody case revealed the stepbrother’s role as a suspect in Anna’s death.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepbrother
Noun
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Standing next to my thirteen-year-old brother, Andreas, who did inherit our mother’s good looks, only seemed to amplify my ugliness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Her dancers are nonexistent — aside from Eilish, her backing band and a late surprise appearance by her brother and producer, Finneas, the only bodies up there are two backup singers in aggressively normie polo shirts.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The 16-year-old boy charged with raping and killing his 18-year-old stepsister aboard a cruise ship in November pleaded not guilty to the crime this week.—
David Goodhue
April 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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And of course, there’s its Korean stepsister, the Kia EV2.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The film follows the relationship between a strong-willed older sister and a younger brother who, starved of affection amid a difficult family dynamic, slides toward delinquency.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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That doctor said Foxx had a brain bleed that had led to a stroke, the comedian said, and his sister continually prayed during his entire operation.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Sarah and Adelaide Yates, Kline's distant cousins who were part of a formerly prominent family, soon enter into the twins' orbit.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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In a way, so too are paintings in the Carnegie by d harding and their cousin Jordan Upkett, both of whom are of Bidjara, Ghungalu, and Garingbal heritage.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The same day that the nanny allegedly beat Walter, other caregivers slapped and flogged his siblings, including with shoes and wooden sticks.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Around him, siblings, lovers and friends face CIA threats, tourist-rental anxieties, drug-dealing producers, secret desire and lottery dreams in a choral portrait of love, family and frustrated escape.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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“Stepbrother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepbrother. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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