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Recent Examples of Big Brother
Haliburton says McConnell is like a big brother to him, always knowing what needs to be done, always knowing what needs to be said.
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Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Lilibet was born in Santa Barbara, Calif., in 2021, two years after her big brother, Archie Harrison, in May 2019.
—Audrey Schmidt, People.com, 4 June 2025
That is to say, Merrifield was like a big brother who loved to torment his younger sibling.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
The photos show young Ernie having fun on the ski slopes with his parents, showing off his personal style with upside-down sunglasses, and, of course, playing alongside his big brother.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 May 2025
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Culkin began his acting career as a child, making his screen debut in 'Home Alone' alongside big brother Macaulay Culkin.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
That has forced it into the arms of its new big brother, China.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
One way to consider it: Think of Earth as a little sister with a big brother, Jupiter, who’s 2 or 3 years older.
—Lucas Brefka, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
Elsewhere in the conversation with Hirsch, Duhamel shared how his older son is adjusting to his role as a big brother.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 13 May 2025
Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Lilibet was born in Santa Barbara, Calif., in 2021, two years after her big brother, Archie Harrison, in May 2019.
—Audrey Schmidt, People.com, 4 June 2025
That is to say, Merrifield was like a big brother who loved to torment his younger sibling.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
The photos show young Ernie having fun on the ski slopes with his parents, showing off his personal style with upside-down sunglasses, and, of course, playing alongside his big brother.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 May 2025
More Entertainment: Jason Momoa, Roman Reigns, and More In Talks for 'Street Fighter'
Culkin began his acting career as a child, making his screen debut in 'Home Alone' alongside big brother Macaulay Culkin.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
That has forced it into the arms of its new big brother, China.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
One way to consider it: Think of Earth as a little sister with a big brother, Jupiter, who’s 2 or 3 years older.
—Lucas Brefka, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
Elsewhere in the conversation with Hirsch, Duhamel shared how his older son is adjusting to his role as a big brother.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 13 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Big Brother
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Baker reaches from Virginia’s slaveholding history to the poet Ezra Pound’s deluded post–World War II fascism to the misogynistic trolls of Gamergate in her quest to understand Unite the Right.—
Book Marks
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Seen as a metaphor for fascism, authoritarian threats and other abuses of power, the script has experienced a resurgence recently.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
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His personal goal was surely the vanity of wanting to have never been wrong and the superpower of always being right—George Orwell speaks of the theological nature of totalitarians, who must constantly alter the past to claim to be always right in the present.—
Rebecca Solnit
April 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2021
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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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Sanders recalled how the United States just celebrated the anniversary of D-Day on Friday, in which U.S. troops began the landing of Normandy to defeat fascism and Nazism.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Amrum lives in the category of movies that confront the cruelty of Nazism through the perspective of children.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Yet Croce and his peers knew that silence in the face of tyranny is not prudence.—
Elisa Manfredini,
Time,
14 June 2025
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This is because tyranny always catches you by surprise.—
Nan Z. Da
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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With the pandemic, the year-round population of a once-seasonal resort town swelled with Manhattan refugees, those in the Trump orbit, and tech and finance potentates, many of them serious collectors like Ken Griffin and Steve Ross.—
Ben Widdicombe,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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But in his mid-80s, King George ponders whether to abdicate and devote his remaining days to finding female companionship (the aging potentate remains potent with the help of Viagra and similar pharmaceuticals).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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The backdrop of the Marcos dictatorship shaped her artistic approach, defined by an interest in quotidian experience—including everyday injustices such as gender inequality and the ecological exploitation of the Philippines by greedy conglomerates.—
Hung Duong,
Artforum,
18 June 2025
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Newsom is a potential Democratic Party presidential nominee in 2028. Democrats, partisan media and other critics of Trump are raising the spectre of diversion of our military from their proper constitutional roles, and even possible military dictatorship.—
Arthur Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Yet some of Trump’s tactics resemble those of informational autocrats.—
Daniel Treisman,
The Conversation,
3 June 2025
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Sisi, who is still in power, became a textbook autocrat, presiding over a military dictatorship.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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The Oscar-winning actor has embodied pure menace more than once throughout his decades-long career, with roles ranging from the iconic vampire of Bram Stoker's Dracula to the peacock warlord, Lord Shen, in Kung Fu Panda 2.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
18 June 2025
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In this new adventure, players will face a vast and brutal conflict where demonic forces, warlords, and opportunistic factions clash for control.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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“Big Brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Big%20Brother. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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