sibling rivalry
noun
formal
: competition between brothers and sisters
There was barely any sibling rivalry in our family.
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In its first two acts, Cuckoo is all about sibling rivalry, parental neglect, and the cyclical nature of grief.
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
For Melissa and her brother Brian, sibling rivalry, grieving their father while grappling with feelings of abandonment, and the pressures of making their mother proud continue to cloud their adult worldview.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
Lupe makes an excellent foil for Bell, their fractious bond deepened by decades of sibling rivalry and the threat Joanne’s new relationship with a decent guy poses to a podcast dependent on her dating woes.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
But as Brittany joked in a follow-up photo, sibling love can quickly turn into sibling rivalry.
—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
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
For Melissa and her brother Brian, sibling rivalry, grieving their father while grappling with feelings of abandonment, and the pressures of making their mother proud continue to cloud their adult worldview.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
Lupe makes an excellent foil for Bell, their fractious bond deepened by decades of sibling rivalry and the threat Joanne’s new relationship with a decent guy poses to a podcast dependent on her dating woes.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
But as Brittany joked in a follow-up photo, sibling love can quickly turn into sibling rivalry.
—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
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