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Recent Examples of stepsister
Lea Myren stars as Elvira, who finds herself in competition with her stepsister Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) for the affections of Prince Julian (Isac Calmroth).
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
Sally Hawkins gives a commanding performance as Laura, a foster mother who takes in Andy (Billy Barratt) and his younger stepsister, Piper (Sora Wong) at her modest but creepy-around-the-edges home where Laura lives with Ollie (Jonah Wren Phillips, exceptional), Laura’s nonverbal, near-feral child.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The series stars Morena Baccarin as sheriff Mickey Fox, who is also the stepsister of division chief Sharon Leon (played by Fire Country‘s Diane Farr).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Mary Shelley traveled to Switzerland, from her home in England, in the summer of 1816 with the poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron; her stepsister, Claire Clairmont; and Byron’s doctor, John Polidori.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
Sally Hawkins gives a commanding performance as Laura, a foster mother who takes in Andy (Billy Barratt) and his younger stepsister, Piper (Sora Wong) at her modest but creepy-around-the-edges home where Laura lives with Ollie (Jonah Wren Phillips, exceptional), Laura’s nonverbal, near-feral child.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The series stars Morena Baccarin as sheriff Mickey Fox, who is also the stepsister of division chief Sharon Leon (played by Fire Country‘s Diane Farr).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Mary Shelley traveled to Switzerland, from her home in England, in the summer of 1816 with the poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron; her stepsister, Claire Clairmont; and Byron’s doctor, John Polidori.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepsister
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What is known about the incident comes almost entirely from court documents previously obtained by PEOPLE that were filed by the parents of Anna's 16-year-old stepbrother who shared a room with her on that trip.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Leonard’s family is heavily involved in the Linn County community, and his stepbrother, Kevin Friend, is the former Linn County Sheriff.—
Kendrick Calfee
Updated January 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2026
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Sajwan has no direct stakes in UltraGreen, but his sister Indu Rawat and her husband Mahipal Singh Rawat are the ultimate beneficiaries of the windfall through The Saul Trust.—
Bernadette Toh,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Barry’s little sister, who answered the call, was terrified.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, three brothers, all under 10 years old, died after falling through the ice on a pond in Bonham, about 60 miles northeast of Dallas.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Katharine and her older brother George were raised by their mother, a widow, who was also named Katharine.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to The Independent, Brooklyn, and his three siblings, Romeo, Cruz and Harper Beckham, all had their birth names registered with the Intellectual Property Office in 2017 by Victoria.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Although the couple later divorced, Alysa Liu and her siblings consider Qingxin as their mother.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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For the foreseeable future, rap’s crown now resides in the West, where Kendrick’s focus this year will be presumably on his cousin and pgLang labelmate Baby Keem.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2026
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This creates the tip of the iceberg of the film’s most audacious idea — that the musical, which is set to feature Meg’s cousin in the role of the shooter, might actually want to explore what was going on inside him.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Stepsister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepsister. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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