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Recent Examples of Big Brother
But the story of a youngest of two sons, with a legendary coach as a father and a superstar player as a big brother, striving to make his own mark is one that never gets old.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
But when little brother goes up against big brother, sometimes tactics and personnel become a bit less important.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Gyeom was raised by his big brother, Ko Jun (Her Private Life’s Kim Jae-wook), following the deaths of their parents.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Princess Ines joined the line of succession to the throne in the eighth spot behind her big brothers.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Marcus came to watch Maximo play and has been offering support like a big brother does.
—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
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
But when little brother goes up against big brother, sometimes tactics and personnel become a bit less important.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Gyeom was raised by his big brother, Ko Jun (Her Private Life’s Kim Jae-wook), following the deaths of their parents.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Princess Ines joined the line of succession to the throne in the eighth spot behind her big brothers.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Marcus came to watch Maximo play and has been offering support like a big brother does.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Big Brother
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Considering how many feel the show speaks to the rise in fascism currently taking place throughout the world, many believe the show has become adept at channeling real-world conflicts into a sci-fi allegory, but Gilroy doesn’t view his work as capturing the moment.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2025
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Our parents defeated fascism and communism at the cost of great sacrifice.—
Claude Malhuret,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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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
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Musk has been accused of supporting antisemitic claims and insulting victims of Nazism.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Loading your audio article An upcoming performance by longtime punk act The Exploited in Santa Cruz is causing an uproar over what some see as the Scottish band’s support of Nazism.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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In a functioning American democracy, the separation of powers serves as a vital safeguard against tyranny.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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America was forged in the blood and fire of rejecting tyranny; its institutions were meticulously formed around the principle that we would never be ruled by a king.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
25 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
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Russia is our enemy and will be for at least as long as Putin's dictatorship endures (and the Russian people continue to succumb to nostalgia for great power status and empire).—
Bradley Gitz,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Founded in 1998, the station is owned by journalist Marcus Garcia, another renowned Haitian journalist and columnist who led the struggle for press freedoms against the Duvalier dictatorship in the 1980s.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Iranian Ayatollahs, Chinese communist leaders, and autocrats in Moscow and Minsk would celebrate the demise of RFE/RL after 75 years.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
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As Carol continues her search for Daryl stateside, the scraggly drifter finds himself on the wrong side of French autocrats while protecting a young boy (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi) and a nun (Clémence Poésy), who are trying to flee a religious cult that believes the young man is their messiah.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Herod was simply the most successful warlord in the region.—
N.T. Wright,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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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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“Big Brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Big%20Brother. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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