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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
Her eldest sister is in her 60s; her nearest sibling is seven years older.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Then Amanda Funderburg, victim Melissa Barthelemy’s sister, urged Heuermann to look at her.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
The order prohibited Applegate from being within 100 yards of Carpenter or her sister Sarah Carpenter, who live together in her Hollywood Hills home.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 June 2026
In an interview with The Washington Post, Gloria Shanahan, the mother of victim Michael Shanahan, said her son was a union steelworker who took up skydiving more than 10 years ago after his sister died of breast cancer.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Then Amanda Funderburg, victim Melissa Barthelemy’s sister, urged Heuermann to look at her.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
The order prohibited Applegate from being within 100 yards of Carpenter or her sister Sarah Carpenter, who live together in her Hollywood Hills home.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 June 2026
In an interview with The Washington Post, Gloria Shanahan, the mother of victim Michael Shanahan, said her son was a union steelworker who took up skydiving more than 10 years ago after his sister died of breast cancer.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sister
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The teen was visiting the city from India with his parents and younger brother to celebrate his graduation when the incident occurred, The Times reported.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Noah’s younger brother, Elijah Lepper, 18, graduated from Vista Murrieta High School in early June and is headed to San José State University to study aviation, according to his mother.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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In Disclosure Day, Jane’s worrying is curious, coming from someone who meant to become a nun.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
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And these encouraging words that my nun gave me actually started the trajectory of my entire life.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Some travel from other parts of Minnesota after hearing about the fundraiser through friends or social media.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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The journey in seeing a friend’s city anew becomes another way of seeing home.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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Once here, the brothers met up with their mother and other siblings.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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The genetic profile was then uploaded to a database, revealing his ancestors, siblings and surviving family members.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Once a year, Akagawa takes the letters to a nearby Buddhist temple, where a monk prays over them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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The award-winning scholar was the first American ordained as a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition after studying under the 14th Dalai Lama, close friend Tenzin Gyatso, as noted in a 1996 New York Times profile.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Amid the fallout, Honarkar lost possession of most of his properties, including the historic Hotel Laguna, where a public scuffle had broken out in 2023 between his security team and guards working for the partner who wrested control of the landmark.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The company will also begin outreach to Lunya’s existing wholesale partners and Dana-co’s broader retail network in coming weeks.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
20 June 2026
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Lazarow's argument is that the camel is not the poor cousin of the unicorn.—
Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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This Hamptons home employs its heftier cousin, the Conico kettle.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2026
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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The 36-year-old, now a father himself, said he was reintroduced to the game by a younger colleague earlier this year and fell in love with it again.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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“Sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sister. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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