as in sister
a person connected with another by a common parent
I asked her if she had any siblings.
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Recent Examples of sibling
Caproni determined the siblings posed a danger to the community and a significant flight risk based on their financial means and foreign ties — in particular to Israel, where their parents are from.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Your siblings will need to work on releasing you from that expectation.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Editor’s picks Because once upon a time, Marvin worked for his sibling as an enforcer, and had no problem beating the crap out of and/or putting a bullet into anyone who crossed the boss’s path.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
Her siblings, a 10-year-old and a 7-year-old, both survived.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Your siblings will need to work on releasing you from that expectation.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Editor’s picks Because once upon a time, Marvin worked for his sibling as an enforcer, and had no problem beating the crap out of and/or putting a bullet into anyone who crossed the boss’s path.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
Her siblings, a 10-year-old and a 7-year-old, both survived.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibling
Noun
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The former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covergirl was accompanied by her sister, Mary Holland.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
9 Feb. 2025
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Lasalle's older sister shared a post on social media asking for the public's help in searching for her, per Le Parisien, and said that she was last seen crossing a street in the neighboring town of Longjumeau, where Lasalle's family lives.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The brothers later swapped when William decided to propose to Kate, and Harry passed the Cartier timepiece on to Meghan, who is rarely spotted without it.—
Clara Strunck,
Glamour,
11 Feb. 2025
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The film stars Ha Jung-woo as Min-tae, a former gangster who discovers his brother Seok-tae’s lifeless body and learns that Seok-tae’s wife, Moon-young (played by Yoo Da-in), has disappeared.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The opening montage blends clips in a way that segues brilliantly from one to the next, as if the songs were sonic cousins that should have been considered in tandem all along.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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One of those kids turned out to be her cousin, Vincent’s sister’s son, who was diagnosed with SMA in 2023 and then treated with Zolgensma.—
Robin Fields,
ProPublica,
12 Feb. 2025
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The focus of the show’s first room is looking at the structure of a basket to understand which plant relatives are part of that creation of a basket—everything from Juncus to deergrass to yucca.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Investigators have also been unable to locate any living relatives of the Matthews family.—
Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibling. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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