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Recent Examples of stepbrother
The puppy who chewed off the face of a Queens baby girl who had just died in her parents bed was going to be trained as a service dog for the baby’s non-verbal autistic stepbrother, the heartbroken parents said Thursday.
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Bail Organa adopts the girl, and Obi-Wan Kenobi takes the boy to Tatooine, where he is raised by Anakin's stepbrother, Owen Lars.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina alum Chance Perdomo stepped up as Hardin’s stepbrother Landon, while Mira Sorvino took over for Blair as Tessa’s mom.
—Megan Vick, EW.com, 17 May 2025
One of the reasons for that is the fearless joy with which Ferrell and John C. Reilly literally throw themselves into the roles of stepbrothers who start as enemies and end as family.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Bail Organa adopts the girl, and Obi-Wan Kenobi takes the boy to Tatooine, where he is raised by Anakin's stepbrother, Owen Lars.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina alum Chance Perdomo stepped up as Hardin’s stepbrother Landon, while Mira Sorvino took over for Blair as Tessa’s mom.
—Megan Vick, EW.com, 17 May 2025
One of the reasons for that is the fearless joy with which Ferrell and John C. Reilly literally throw themselves into the roles of stepbrothers who start as enemies and end as family.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepbrother
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Hollinger’s analysis: The big winner of the draft combine after being relatively unheralded at Penn State, my Swiss brother Yanic is a shot-blocking, rim-running center who needs to round out his offensive game and perhaps fill out a bit more physically.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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Since Jerry Buss’ death, the family has occasionally clashed over control, with Jeanie Buss removing her brother Jim from his position as executive vice president of basketball operations in 2017.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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Psych star Maggie Lawson is also part of the project as Sarah Silver, Lena's stepsister and the superintendent of the Boston police department, per the outlet.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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Additional cast members include Ashley returning as Kate Sharma, and series newcomers Isabella Wei, Michelle Mao and Katie Leung as Sophie Baek’s stepsisters and stepmother: Posy Li, Rosamund Li and Lady Araminta Gun.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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But with her older sister running the family’s garment business, Ana might have to stay behind and put her dreams on hold.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Why does everything have to be equal to what your sister has?—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Eventually, they were joined by their cousin, Mike Love, and a friend from school, Al Jardine.—
Tracy Wright , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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Surprisingly, his cousin, Natalie (Abby Elliott), doesn’t exactly encourage him to hang in there until the Bear — the restaurant shares its name with the series — finally earns a star from the critics.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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The siblings grew up playing instruments and performed in their first family band, Rockinhaim, as children with their parents in the valley outside of Los Angeles.—
Taylor Mims,
Billboard,
23 June 2025
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The Lee siblings are rewriting golf history together.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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“Stepbrother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepbrother. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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