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Recent Examples of blood brother
Trending The Milli Vanilli story is a lot like how Monsters presents Erik and Lyle: two blood brothers trapped in a miserable lie, with nobody to trust except each other, vulnerable but hiding behind a glam facade.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
Then there’s 21 Lil Harold, who’s opening for Savage on the tour, and TJ, 23, who might as well be his blood brother.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
Not only was Philips instrumental in starting TSMC, but TSMC’s blood brother in chipmaking is now ASML, the photolithography giant based in Veldhoven. Chips, the ones without ketchup, would eventually take the place of umbrellas and Barbie dolls in Taiwan’s economy.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
My actual, blood brother.
—Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2021
Lil Gotit, Render’s blood brother and fellow Atlanta rapper, shared the news on Instagram late Friday evening.
—Shirley Ju, Variety, 14 May 2022
Bon, his blood brother, is still determined to kill communists and has no idea that the narrator is one.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
His blood brother Storm Shadow is also his archenemy.
—NBC News, 10 Jan. 2020
All of this – as well as the way race poisons the relation between blood brothers – is baked into his play; the opening performance at APT made clear that Parson is much too good a director to ignore it.
—Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2018
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
Then there’s 21 Lil Harold, who’s opening for Savage on the tour, and TJ, 23, who might as well be his blood brother.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
Not only was Philips instrumental in starting TSMC, but TSMC’s blood brother in chipmaking is now ASML, the photolithography giant based in Veldhoven. Chips, the ones without ketchup, would eventually take the place of umbrellas and Barbie dolls in Taiwan’s economy.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
My actual, blood brother.
—Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2021
Lil Gotit, Render’s blood brother and fellow Atlanta rapper, shared the news on Instagram late Friday evening.
—Shirley Ju, Variety, 14 May 2022
Bon, his blood brother, is still determined to kill communists and has no idea that the narrator is one.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
His blood brother Storm Shadow is also his archenemy.
—NBC News, 10 Jan. 2020
All of this – as well as the way race poisons the relation between blood brothers – is baked into his play; the opening performance at APT made clear that Parson is much too good a director to ignore it.
—Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood brother
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Lenovo led the charge with its 16-inch Legion Pro 7i with a whopping 250-watt TDP, and its little brothers the Legion Pro 5 and 5i, both with the same size screen and a lower but still respectable 200-watt TDP.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Everyone knows his brother Mat led their purchase of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury for $4 billion.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Mirren, 79, stars as Cara Dutton, the 44-year partner of Jacob Dutton, played by Harrison Ford, 82.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Ecwid partners with Square and the physical Square Reader for in-person sales.—
Robert Anderson,
PCMAG,
23 Feb. 2025
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His younger sisters, ages 12 and 13, were too afraid to ever leave — as was the boy — because their mother had instructed them to never answer the door or go outside, authorities said.—
Gina Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Her social calendar includes serving as a bridesmaid — along with her other J6 sister, Ms. Stallings — at Ms. Williams’s upcoming wedding.—
Meridith Kohut,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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In the executive world, the big news this week was Max and Stewart’s scoop revealing the exit of Amazon MGM Studios‘ main man on the international front, James Farrell.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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There are a pair of competing narrators in the piece, including Cervantes (Martinez), and that little battle over who has the right to tell whose story, while interesting and very Lookingglass, often pulls focus from our dreamy main man here.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Unlike so many of his now former colleagues who are 50-plus and still coaching, Brown has no feeling of disgust or disappointment over the radically different world that is college football in 2025.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2025
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The left-hander still scored freely but refused to perish prematurely like some of his colleagues.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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She was introduced to the case after a friend who worked at an organization that opposed the death penalty encouraged her to volunteer as a pen pal for an inmate on death row, according to The New Yorker.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Mary Lou has also been pen pals with Margaret for decades, with the pair exchanging letters a couple of times a year.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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And unlike many film fairs for children, the New York festival, which offers program tickets starting at $17 (a full-festival pass is $135), includes multiple screenings for teenagers and even college students, who can see some of their peers’ work in a showcase on March 15.—
Laurel Graeber,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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So far for the most part he’s avoided the age curve pretty well relative to some of his peers.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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In an extraordinary illustration of the re-alignment on Ukraine, the U.S. sided with Russia in a vote against a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Russia, which passed on Monday with the support of the U.S.' traditional Western allies.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Strained relations with Europe, one of the U.S.'s strongest allies, could damage the U.S.'s economic and sociopolitical climate for decades to come.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Blood brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20brother. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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