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: sib sense 2
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: one of two or more individuals having one common parent
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: one of two or more things related by a common tie or characteristic
the sedan's smaller sibling
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The post also featured pictures of the two snuggling on the couch, living their best lives together as siblings.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Both plans had Maduro’s initial approval and portrayed the Rodríguez siblings as potential guarantors of continuity and stability.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Research suggests that many of its siblings are much more temperamental.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
There are a lot of actor siblings who shy away from that sort of thing.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Both plans had Maduro’s initial approval and portrayed the Rodríguez siblings as potential guarantors of continuity and stability.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Research suggests that many of its siblings are much more temperamental.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
There are a lot of actor siblings who shy away from that sort of thing.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sibling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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sibling
noun
sib·ling
ˈsib-liŋ 
: one of two or more individuals having the same parents or sometimes only one parent in common
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