stepsisters

noun

plural of stepsister
as in sisters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepsisters
  1. sisters
  2. stepbrothers
  3. siblings
  4. brothers
  5. cousins
  6. relatives
Noun
  • The sisters last attended Wimbledon together in 2024, when Princess Charlotte joined them in the Royal Box.
    — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • But soon Ludivine grew worried that her son was not developing as well as his two older sisters had.
    — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 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
  • In 1984, siblings Ramon, Ricard and Elvira were abandoned in a Barcelona train station with no luggage, no identification and no information about their family.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Ashley Smith is the manager of player engagement for the NFL, and the siblings are close.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 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
  • Stay out of the sun, and make sure to check up on relatives and neighbors.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • With no electricity or phone signal, many have struggled to find news of relatives in the affected areas.
    — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of relatives
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