as in sister
a person connected with another by a common parent
I asked her if she had any siblings.
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Recent Examples of sibling
After taking one quick look at his new human sibling, Gus quickly looked elsewhere for something more interesting instead.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Written by James Vanderbilt (Zodiac), the story follows two estranged siblings, Luke and Charlotte Purdue, played by John Krasinski and Natalie Portman, who partner on a global heist to find the mythical spring.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Members of an endangered species native to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, the siblings were the first pygmy slow lorises to be born at NZCBI.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Even with Arch’s growing status as a football star and his siblings’ athletic achievements, Cooper revealed that their household maintains a down-to-earth approach.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Written by James Vanderbilt (Zodiac), the story follows two estranged siblings, Luke and Charlotte Purdue, played by John Krasinski and Natalie Portman, who partner on a global heist to find the mythical spring.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Members of an endangered species native to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, the siblings were the first pygmy slow lorises to be born at NZCBI.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Even with Arch’s growing status as a football star and his siblings’ athletic achievements, Cooper revealed that their household maintains a down-to-earth approach.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibling
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The result is Alphonse Island – and its uninhabited sisters, St. François and Bijoutier – are sites of endless summer.Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the early 1980s, Tom Glazer took over, along with his sister Carol, growing relationships with key department stores.Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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His brother Eric called the attention from bird flu a positive for Raw Farm.Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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In September, Swift was joined at a game by her brother Austin Swift, who shared an exited moment with his sister when the Chief's scored a touchdown.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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In April of that year, a search warrant for a drug investigation of Vick's cousin Davon Boddie, resulted in authorities discovering evidence of unlawful dog fighting at one of Vick's properties in Virginia.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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As part of an ongoing 12-year study of California ground squirrels at Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County, researchers last summer watched as squirrels began to chase — and eat — voles, a cousin of field mice.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nearly all of her relatives on her mother’s side died in concentration camps during the Holocaust.E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibling. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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