1
as in brother
a female connected with another person by a common parent
She plans to spend her birthday with her twin sister.
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as in nun
a member of a religious community of women
Many of the sisters in the convent participate in community outreach programs.
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as in friend
a woman with whom one feels a sense of solidarity
We started a web site for women entrepreneurs to connect with our sisters around the globe.
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Recent Examples of sister
However, her true inspiration for beauty projects comes from her mom and sisters.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Last week’s Apple Loop can be read here, or this week’s edition of Loop’s sister column, Android Circuit, is also available on Forbes.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
My sister wrestles at our school and has been a drill partner and a big help.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
In the post, the woman said her decision to cut ties with her parents stemmed from years of childhood emotional abuse and neglect, particularly from her sister's best friend, Luna.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Last week’s Apple Loop can be read here, or this week’s edition of Loop’s sister column, Android Circuit, is also available on Forbes.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
My sister wrestles at our school and has been a drill partner and a big help.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
In the post, the woman said her decision to cut ties with her parents stemmed from years of childhood emotional abuse and neglect, particularly from her sister's best friend, Luna.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sister
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But then his younger brother, who was slated to take over NaphCare, died unexpectedly, and McLane agreed to assume his place.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Jolliffe brothers also founded Puttshack, a miniature golf entertainment concept that raised $150 million in October 2022 from Blackrock.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The nuns are pushing for change at major companies through shareholder activism. 6:19 In the quiet town of Atchison, Kansas, an unlikely group of activists is taking on some of America's biggest corporations -- not through protests on the streets, but through the stock market.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Written and directed by Warwick Thornton, the Australian filmmaker behind titles like Sweet Country and Samson & Delilah, The New Boy takes place in 1940s Australia at a remote monastery with a mission for Aboriginal children run by a renegade nun, Sister Eileen (Blanchett).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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The green version will be available through a raffle, while an orange model is an exclusive for the brand’s collector club, The Tribe and friends.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2025
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When his parents, in-laws or friends from out of town visited, this would lead the schedule.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Agents from the bureau and officials from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office were able to locate people who DNA showed were the siblings of the unidentified man.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Filming wrapped well over a year ago on the anthology comedy-drama about estranged siblings reuniting, with stories shot in New Jersey, Paris, and Dublin.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Now people see black horses with fiery eyes, monks high in the tree tops.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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While appearing on Live with Kelly and Mark on Monday, April 7, the 37-year-old podcast host and former Hindu monk discussed his most recent gig as a wedding officiant — because there's been more than one! — with Hudgens, 36, and Tucker, 28.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In ‘Bad Summer People’ TV Series Based On Book In Works At A+E Studios The partners have also unveiled a new board of managing partners, comprised of company vets Guido Gotz, Lindsay Maguire, Scott Newman, Jennifer Plante, Shawn Purdy, and Megan Senior.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Trump announced a 90-day pause on countries that have not retaliated, temporarily lowering the high tariffs on nearly all trading partners to a baseline 10%, while raising the tax rate on imports from China, which had retaliated with tit-for-tat hikes on U.S. imports, to 125%.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Small models are not used as general-purpose tools like their larger cousins.—
Stephen Ornes,
Wired News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Most recently, his novel Tattoos in Memory, about a former terrorist and soldier who becomes a Franciscan priest, was adapted to the big screen in Peru by his cousin, the director Luis Llosa (Anaconda), releasing in August, 2024.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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Ramirez and his colleagues say that’s unusual, because typically once a building had been ritually killed and abandoned, something new would be built atop the remains.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Although so highly esteemed, the notoriously taciturn director would often frustrate his colleagues by his reticence to explain his directorial intentions.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sister. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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