stepsisters

noun

plural of stepsister
as in sisters

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  1. sisters
  2. stepbrothers
  3. siblings
  4. brothers
  5. cousins
  6. relatives
Noun
  • This season, whether or not the Williams sisters will receive one — either individually for singles, or together for doubles — has been a key storyline.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Another challenge for the Price sisters early in their tenure as owners was taking over as young women in an industry dominated by male founders.
    — Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of sisters
Noun
  • 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
Definition of stepbrothers
Noun
  • As was widely reported Monday, the siblings who voted to sell the family’s shares assert that four of the six beneficiaries of the Buss trust were needed for a passing vote.
    — Sam Amick, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Not all of the six Buss siblings were in favor of the sale to Walter, and Joey and Jesse were fired from their front-office jobs with the team last November.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of siblings
Noun
  • The tour then moved into the Curtis brothers' home, where a dining table serves as a central part of the set.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The number represents about a third of the Connecticut prison population and individually represents mothers, fathers, brothers, sons who have been accused but not found guilty.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of brothers
Noun
  • The maps in today’s fantasy epics are distant cousins of the woodcut that illustrated the first edition of Utopia, and which imagined the faraway island.
    — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Midwest Regional Reception Center detains close to 500 fathers, mothers, spouses, cousins and friends on behalf of ICE.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of cousins
Noun
  • There are emotional ramifications as well as financial ones when leaving money to relatives.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In 1934 Owens, her children, and other relatives migrated to the southern San Joaquin Valley, looking for work.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
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