sibling rivalry
noun
formal
: competition between brothers and sisters
There was barely any sibling rivalry in our family.
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But as Brittany joked in a follow-up photo, sibling love can quickly turn into sibling rivalry.
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Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2024
If competition drives Olympians, what could be more competitive than sibling rivalry?
—Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Maybe a bit of sibling rivalry fueled Bobby’s latest success?
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024
Stockmann’s brother, Peter (Imperioli), is the town’s mayor and chairman of the board of the baths, so a political and intellectual conflict also plays out across a sibling rivalry.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
Over the years, sibling rivalry developed into serious tensions.
—Anita Gates, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Raised by their ex-wrestler father (Holt McCallany), the Von Erichs find success in the ring while navigating a series of tragic losses outside it in director Sean Durkin's touching story of Americana mixed with sibling rivalry, parental pressure and brutal despair.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
A little controversy may also have helped Guram Gvasalia, whose Vetements collection, ninth on the list, seemed mostly about sibling rivalry (the Marcia Cross cameo might’ve given Vetements a boost too).
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill's sibling rivalry has made headlines for years, and details of the sisters' dynamic continue to garner attention.
—Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2024
If competition drives Olympians, what could be more competitive than sibling rivalry?
—Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Maybe a bit of sibling rivalry fueled Bobby’s latest success?
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024
Stockmann’s brother, Peter (Imperioli), is the town’s mayor and chairman of the board of the baths, so a political and intellectual conflict also plays out across a sibling rivalry.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
Over the years, sibling rivalry developed into serious tensions.
—Anita Gates, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Raised by their ex-wrestler father (Holt McCallany), the Von Erichs find success in the ring while navigating a series of tragic losses outside it in director Sean Durkin's touching story of Americana mixed with sibling rivalry, parental pressure and brutal despair.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
A little controversy may also have helped Guram Gvasalia, whose Vetements collection, ninth on the list, seemed mostly about sibling rivalry (the Marcia Cross cameo might’ve given Vetements a boost too).
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill's sibling rivalry has made headlines for years, and details of the sisters' dynamic continue to garner attention.
—Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
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