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Recent Examples of sisterly
Check out photos of one of our favorite sisterly duos, from their days as kids playing tennis in Compton to dominating and shining together on the world’s biggest stages.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
Those writers, along with Rooney, offer a sisterly counterpart to a larger boom in contemporary romance, with hits by authors like Emily Henry, Colleen Hoover, and Casey McQuiston dominating the best-seller lists and social media.
—Kate Dwyer, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Hollywood has told this story before, it can be fairly said, and Kapadia channels those pleasures of sisterly solidarity and getting your groove back while also adding a subtle layer of spiritual awakening.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
He was also taken with the various images Hujar had taken of kids, like this 1957 image of two youngsters which might, thinks Green, depict sisterly closeness.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
Those writers, along with Rooney, offer a sisterly counterpart to a larger boom in contemporary romance, with hits by authors like Emily Henry, Colleen Hoover, and Casey McQuiston dominating the best-seller lists and social media.
—Kate Dwyer, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Hollywood has told this story before, it can be fairly said, and Kapadia channels those pleasures of sisterly solidarity and getting your groove back while also adding a subtle layer of spiritual awakening.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
He was also taken with the various images Hujar had taken of kids, like this 1957 image of two youngsters which might, thinks Green, depict sisterly closeness.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisterly
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Among the bonsai trees, clogs, boomerangs, and other familial artifacts is a small toy monkey with black, void-like eyes and an unsettling grin.EW.com, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Barry Jenkins has said that this movie is very much based on familial bonds.Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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In this film, Rebel Ridge actor Aaron Pierre portrays a young Mufasa, who strikes up a friendship and brotherly bond with the lion Taka (Kelvin Harrison Jr), who later becomes Scar.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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While the brotherly showdown of Travis and Jason Kelce was one of them, a then-expecting Gordon was another.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Later, Hattie hugs a more cynical Turner, which enables him to forge a fraternal bond with Elwood, their friendship a turning point.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the cafeteria, the boys jeer at him, and a light-skinned kid, off to the side, jeers back, an act Elwood takes as fraternal defense.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Sisterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterly. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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