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a person connected with another by a common parent
I asked her if she had any siblings.
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Recent Examples of siblings
My parents and several of our siblings from out of town came that year for the wedding.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Gregory and three of his siblings became lawyers, another became a doctor.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
In Strong’s novel, siblings Henry, Kate, and Martin gather for the first Christmas since their mother’s death.
—Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
On March 1, pleasure-seeking Venus will station retrograde in Aries—your third house of daily interactions and ramblings—which could lead to unpleasant conversations that could have gone more smoothly, as well as conflict with neighbors, friends, and even siblings.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
While Meredith was enrolled at Ole Miss, his parents and some of his siblings lived in a small brick home in Kosciusko.
—Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
But the working relationship between Ratcliffe and the American siblings has been described as friendly and running smoothly.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
In the meantime, the siblings, especially Joel and Avram, are said to be happy Ratcliffe’s presence protects them from the full fan glare.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
As Kardashian shared on her Instagram Stories at the time, her daughter North created an elf display for her younger siblings — including a makeup artist elf for sister Chicago West.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Gregory and three of his siblings became lawyers, another became a doctor.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
In Strong’s novel, siblings Henry, Kate, and Martin gather for the first Christmas since their mother’s death.
—Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
On March 1, pleasure-seeking Venus will station retrograde in Aries—your third house of daily interactions and ramblings—which could lead to unpleasant conversations that could have gone more smoothly, as well as conflict with neighbors, friends, and even siblings.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
While Meredith was enrolled at Ole Miss, his parents and some of his siblings lived in a small brick home in Kosciusko.
—Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
But the working relationship between Ratcliffe and the American siblings has been described as friendly and running smoothly.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
In the meantime, the siblings, especially Joel and Avram, are said to be happy Ratcliffe’s presence protects them from the full fan glare.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
As Kardashian shared on her Instagram Stories at the time, her daughter North created an elf display for her younger siblings — including a makeup artist elf for sister Chicago West.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siblings
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The clip begins with each of the sisters sharing whether this was their first or second time watching the movie.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this month, two student activists at George Mason University in Virginia who were sisters (the current and former leaders of the school’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter) were banned from campus for four years.The Editors, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
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But in Piazza’s phone calls with aunts, uncles, and cousins, everyone remembers the story a little differently.Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Years later, one of my cousins even stopped eating meat in my presence out of respect for my diet.Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kevin has two brothers, Jeff and Buzz, and two sisters, Megan and Linnie.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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With its flinty, morbid humor and collection of eccentric characters—including a star turn by Jamie Lee Curtis as a tough mafia enforcer named Bo Shea—The Sticky is definitely channeling the Cohn brothers' Fargo.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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But really, the show is about the romps and relations between everyone and everyone else’s wife.Chloe Malle, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Evolving Role Of PR In B2B Gone are the days when B2B PR primarily meant media relations and crisis management.Amy Packard Berry, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Siblings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siblings. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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