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Recent Examples of sisterly
Elena Rose and Lele Pons give each other a sisterly hug.
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Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
Kathy Hilton is sending sisterly support to Kim Richards.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The breakout bands tended to be glorified solo projects (Japanese Breakfast, Tame Impala, the War on Drugs) or, in the case of Haim, a sisterly trio ripe for stanning.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
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.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
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Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
Kathy Hilton is sending sisterly support to Kim Richards.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The breakout bands tended to be glorified solo projects (Japanese Breakfast, Tame Impala, the War on Drugs) or, in the case of Haim, a sisterly trio ripe for stanning.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
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.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisterly
Adjective
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Against the backdrop of modernization, as the advent of technology reshapes their traditional way of life, cycles of births, marriages and funerals reveal the weight of tradition and the pressures of balancing familial responsibilities with a rapidly changing world.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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In a bit of synchronicity, Gosling was name-checked for a Star Wars part back in 2013 when rumors spread online that he and Zac Efron were being eyed by Abrams for a familial part that may have eventually become Kylo Ren.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Among his many inflammatory statements was this: 'Ukrainians are not a brotherly people.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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The brotherly duo were raised by their parents in Houston, but spent their summers at their grandfather’s farm in rural Texas.—
Emily Weaver,
Peoplemag,
21 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Share [Findings] Sets of both fraternal and identical twins exhibit internally similar metacognitive abilities, suggesting that metacognition is environmental rather than heritable.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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It was sold to the Prince Hall Masons in 1982, a fraternal organization which rented excess space to social service agencies and nonprofit groups.—
Tom Daykin,
Journal Sentinel,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Sisterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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