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Recent Examples of stepsister
Despite this, the family continued to take the stepsister's side and dismissed concerns about her behavior.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Book fans will recognize them as Sophie's stepmother and stepsisters.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
His name was initially cleared but police returned their focus on him after his stepsister contacted authorities in 2008, telling them their mother allegedly implicated her son on her own deathbed.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
The rest of us are the ugly stepsister, struggling to fit into the shoe.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Book fans will recognize them as Sophie's stepmother and stepsisters.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
His name was initially cleared but police returned their focus on him after his stepsister contacted authorities in 2008, telling them their mother allegedly implicated her son on her own deathbed.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
The rest of us are the ugly stepsister, struggling to fit into the shoe.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepsister
Noun
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Appearing in his second Saturday Night Live-adjacent film after Wayne's World, Lowe played the villainous Paul Barrish, Tommy's older stepbrother, who plots to take over his father's company with help from his secret lover, partner-in-crime, and pretend mother, Beverly (played by Bo Derek).—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Bell and Josh played stepbrothers (who shared the same first names as the actors playing them), with Miranda Cosgrove as Drake’s younger sister.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Jones’ sister, Antoinette, is in attendance, and that seems like a good omen.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Her brothers and sisters encouraged her to persevere, and friends helped with babysitting and gas money.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ebony McKnight and her brother Armando McKnight sold their mother’s home last year in about two months.—
TC Brown,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Cameron’s brother, Cayden Boozer, is also headed to Duke and played in the game.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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In 2024, a sequel called Wizards Beyond Waverly Place hit Disney+, with David Henrie and Selena Gomez reprising their roles as the Russo siblings.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
31 Mar. 2025
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Following his victory, the siblings become just the third sibling pairing to win on both the PGA and LPGA Tour.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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The bride’s cousin, Caroline Kennedy, served as maid of honor.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, frightened Southern planters, those reluctant revolutionaries, threw in with their radical New England cousins.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Stepsister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepsister. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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