STEPBROTHERS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

stepbrothers

noun

plural of stepbrother

as in siblings

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Recent Examples of stepbrothers 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. — Doug Lantz, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025

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Noun

When photographer Phan Quang took this portrait of the siblings in 2014, the family spanned four generations – including a great-grandchild seated on the woman’s lap.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Friends, siblings and even parents stand before a crowd of more than 100 people to explain why their favorite person deserves a chance at connection.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Definition of siblings

Noun

The family — Wilber’s mom, two older brothers and younger sister — had since grown accustomed to regular appointments with ICE as part of their application.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
When the Wright brothers first flew, the doubt was never about whether the machine worked, but whether flight would ever be something ordinary people used without a second thought.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of brothers

Noun

The claim comes a week after the county completed an internal investigation and began the process of firing four social workers involved in placing Jaxon with his paternal cousins.

— Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
In a sit-down interview with ABC News' Senior National Correspondent Steve Osunsami, Banks met Salvatore Pace, one of his white cousins who is a Jefferson Randolph Coolidge descendant, for the first time.

— Briana Stewart, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of cousins

Noun

That effectively restricted membership of the imperial family to immediate relatives of then Emperor Hirohito, pruning 11 collateral branches, and setting the scene for the current shortage.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

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