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Recent Examples of blood brother
Trending The Milli Vanilli story is a lot like how Monsters presents Erik and Lyle: two blood brothers trapped in a miserable lie, with nobody to trust except each other, vulnerable but hiding behind a glam facade.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
Then there’s 21 Lil Harold, who’s opening for Savage on the tour, and TJ, 23, who might as well be his blood brother.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
Not only was Philips instrumental in starting TSMC, but TSMC’s blood brother in chipmaking is now ASML, the photolithography giant based in Veldhoven. Chips, the ones without ketchup, would eventually take the place of umbrellas and Barbie dolls in Taiwan’s economy.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
My actual, blood brother.
—Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2021
Lil Gotit, Render’s blood brother and fellow Atlanta rapper, shared the news on Instagram late Friday evening.
—Shirley Ju, Variety, 14 May 2022
Bon, his blood brother, is still determined to kill communists and has no idea that the narrator is one.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
His blood brother Storm Shadow is also his archenemy.
—NBC News, 10 Jan. 2020
All of this – as well as the way race poisons the relation between blood brothers – is baked into his play; the opening performance at APT made clear that Parson is much too good a director to ignore it.
—Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2018
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
Then there’s 21 Lil Harold, who’s opening for Savage on the tour, and TJ, 23, who might as well be his blood brother.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
Not only was Philips instrumental in starting TSMC, but TSMC’s blood brother in chipmaking is now ASML, the photolithography giant based in Veldhoven. Chips, the ones without ketchup, would eventually take the place of umbrellas and Barbie dolls in Taiwan’s economy.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
My actual, blood brother.
—Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2021
Lil Gotit, Render’s blood brother and fellow Atlanta rapper, shared the news on Instagram late Friday evening.
—Shirley Ju, Variety, 14 May 2022
Bon, his blood brother, is still determined to kill communists and has no idea that the narrator is one.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
His blood brother Storm Shadow is also his archenemy.
—NBC News, 10 Jan. 2020
All of this – as well as the way race poisons the relation between blood brothers – is baked into his play; the opening performance at APT made clear that Parson is much too good a director to ignore it.
—Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood brother
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The twin brothers both previously won the county championship.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
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The girls’ older brothers were out, and their parents were at work.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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The United States also hopes to establish long-term human stays on the moon by 2030 as part of the Artemis program spearheaded by NASA and joined by multiple international partners.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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That came a day after his younger sister, Je’Nyia, won the women’s 400-meter championship in a time of 51.82 seconds for Pittsburgh in the Athletic Coast Conference indoor track and field meet.—
Buddy Collings,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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In her last three appearances, the second lady was wearing pieces from Favorite Daughter, a brand owned by sisters Sara and Erin Foster, daughters of record producer David Foster.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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In the executive world, the big news this week was Max and Stewart’s scoop revealing the exit of Amazon MGM Studios‘ main man on the international front, James Farrell.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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There are a pair of competing narrators in the piece, including Cervantes (Martinez), and that little battle over who has the right to tell whose story, while interesting and very Lookingglass, often pulls focus from our dreamy main man here.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Suddenly, the people around them—friends, family, even colleagues—start reacting with frustration, guilt-tripping or outright resistance.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The blockchain idea is being pushed, a HUD official told colleagues, by Irving Dennis.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
7 Mar. 2025
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At one point, as many as three individuals — including Manson’s grandson, Jason Freeman; Manson’s son, Michael Brunner; and a prison pen pal of Manson’s, Michael Channel — were attempting to take possession of Manson’s body, CNN reported.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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While serving a 23-years-to-life sentence in the Nov. 9, 1996 murder of Floyd Berkley, 22, in Schenectady and the non-fatal shooting 18-year-old Franklin Hemingway in New York City, Davis was looking for love on a prisoner pen pal website.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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One study found that, compared with their dating peers, students who dated very infrequently or not at all over a seven-year period were seen by their teachers as having better leadership and social skills, and reported fewer symptoms of depression.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Historically, Black teens were thought to be more insulated from suicide risk than their white peers.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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But frankly, none of the other allies, including the U.K., have the same access to satellite imagery as the United States does.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2025
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The most successful professionals aren’t fighting against AI but embracing it as a powerful ally to enhance productivity at work.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Blood brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20brother. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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