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Recent Examples of Big Brother
Marcus came to watch Maximo play and has been offering support like a big brother does.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Her mom, Alicia, dad, Matt, and big brother, Mason, beamed with pride next to her.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025
And LaMelo surely will rib Lonzo about getting past Lonzo for a key drive to the bucket in the final minutes, drawing a foul on big brother, and also playing solid defense on Lonzo during a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 Jan. 2025
Throughout the series, Daniel learns to work through his emotions, share with his friends, be a good big brother, and try new things.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 19 Feb. 2025
In an Instagram post shared on Feb. 12, baby Princess Ines appears with all of her big brothers — Prince Alexander, 8, Prince Gabriel, 7, and Prince Julian, 3 — sweetly holding her.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Kupp took Nacua under his wing and served as a mentor and 'big brother' for the young receiver.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Patrick Mahomes earned his second Super Bowl MVP, and Travis Kelce secured eternal bragging rights over his big brother, Eagles center Jason Kelce.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
Like his big brother, Atom also speaks fluent Mandarin.
—Jackie Tempera, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Her mom, Alicia, dad, Matt, and big brother, Mason, beamed with pride next to her.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025
And LaMelo surely will rib Lonzo about getting past Lonzo for a key drive to the bucket in the final minutes, drawing a foul on big brother, and also playing solid defense on Lonzo during a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 Jan. 2025
Throughout the series, Daniel learns to work through his emotions, share with his friends, be a good big brother, and try new things.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 19 Feb. 2025
In an Instagram post shared on Feb. 12, baby Princess Ines appears with all of her big brothers — Prince Alexander, 8, Prince Gabriel, 7, and Prince Julian, 3 — sweetly holding her.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Kupp took Nacua under his wing and served as a mentor and 'big brother' for the young receiver.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Patrick Mahomes earned his second Super Bowl MVP, and Travis Kelce secured eternal bragging rights over his big brother, Eagles center Jason Kelce.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
Like his big brother, Atom also speaks fluent Mandarin.
—Jackie Tempera, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Big Brother
Noun
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Here’s a Brazilian film about fighting fascism at home with big and small acts of resistance.—
Cristina Escobar,
refinery29.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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From fraught talk of cultural fascism to economic critiques of the entertainment industry, honorees and their peers predicted an uncertain but fiery future for filmmakers, cast, and crew.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ridicule only appeals to cool kids on coasts and the college towns and totalitarians.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2020
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Under the unconditional patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kadyrov rules his republic as a totalitarian, and has done so since taking power in May 2004, after his father, then President Akhmad Kadyrov, was assassinated.—
Layla Taimienova,
Foreign Affairs,
10 May 2017
Noun
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In a State of the State address last month that ended with a scathing assessment of Trump’s actions, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, who is Jewish, implored lawmakers to remember what gave rise to Nazism in Germany nearly a century ago.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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As Neville Chamberlain’s ghost watched, Vice President JD Vance lit into Europeans in a speech in Munich and then met the leader of an extremist right-wing party, the Alternative for Germany, which many Germans see as descended from Nazism.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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What happened in Anaheim a century ago shows how to combat tyranny and white supremacy — and also that the work is never really done.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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The monster was the liberation from the tyranny of image.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2025
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The cover of the first issue of The New Yorker, dated Feb. 21, 1925, carried no portraits of potentates or tycoons, no headlines, no come-ons.—
Christopher B. Daly,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Or were all those billionaire potentates in the Capitol Rotunda — seated in front of Trump’s Cabinet picks — asserting their social, economic and cultural hegemony?—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The movie recounts the experiences of Eunice Paiva and her family after her husband Rubens Paiva was taken into custody during the country’s military dictatorship.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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That is quite an achievement for a film which is certainly not a popcorn movie, recording the real-life story of Eunice Pavia and her reinvention of herself and rebuilding of her family after her husband, Rubens Pavia, an opponent of Brazil’s military dictatorship, disappeared after arrest in 1971.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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While Kyiv wrestles to persuade waffling Western leaders, Russia is building a coalition of autocrats to fortify the Kremlin’s war effort.—
Ihor N. Stelmach,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2025
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Although there is nothing uncommon about autocrats passing power to their children, Iran is a Shiite theocracy, and traditional Shiite philosophy strongly condemns hereditary rule.—
Akbar Ganji,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2025
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Captured as a child and separated from her family, Furiosa becomes embroiled in a battle between two warlords: the brutal rebellion of Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and the rising power of Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme).—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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He’s easily overshadowed by Ottoman warlord Dominic Monaghan, who sports eyeliner as ostentatious as his attempt at a Turkish accent.—
Celia Mattison,
Vulture,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Big Brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Big%20Brother. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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