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Recent Examples of blood brother
Known as the Lotus Elise's blood brother, the VX220 was built from 2000 to 2005.
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood brother
Noun
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The Mets were never second fiddle, never the younger brother.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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The popular series followed monster-hunting brothers.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Emily Alabi was subsequently added as a recurring star in January, playing Dani Rhodes, a temporary partner for Scola.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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Under his leadership, ZDF Studios intends to further strengthen its position as a European co-production partner and program provider.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Luna Lunardi, 2, of Libertyville, sat on the shoulders of her father Steven near Luna’s sister Collins Jo, 4, and the children’s mother Margaret.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The 26-year-old sister of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and AHL player Matthew Gaudreau married her high school sweetheart Devin Joyce in Philadelphia on Friday, July 11, the couple announced in an Instagram post.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Yes, the franchise's main man, Keanu Reeves, shows up as well, but the action flick keeps its focus on de Armas' dancer/assassin as she's introduced into a dangerous landscape and then goes rogue on a revenge mission.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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The defender signed a five-year contract last summer, so Fulham can demand a substantial fee for one of their main men.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Since then he’s noticed the tool gain popularity among his residents and surgeon colleagues.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Many of the couple’s close friends and colleagues took to the comment section to congratulate them on the new arrival.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Though the talks fell apart over disagreements on what measures North Korea would take toward disarmament and Trump’s reluctance to offer sanctions relief, the summits ended on a surprisingly hopeful note, with the two leaders walking away as pen pals.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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In addition to being pen pals with exhibition artists Bogart and Purnell, Emily’s Sassy Lime band members were also an inspiration for The Linda Lindas, a Los Angeles girl punk band who will be displaying drawings, clothing and music videos at the biennial.—
Lillian Ashworth,
Oc Register,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Kane said this new program will be unique because a social worker and peer support advocate will present and ready to assist anyone working through a difficult situation or needing more assistance.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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On stage among his naturally-bearded peers, Mustafa, who has a dark beard, felt another competitor with a lighter gray beard was slightly better than his own thanks to its curls.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
20 July 2025
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Trump has a history of diplomatic achievements that others thought impossible: sealing the Abraham Accords, getting allies to pay up for NATO, bringing Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table.—
Jason Hausenloy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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To Trump’s allies in the right-wing media, many of whom had been predicting spectacular revelations about Epstein for years, this seemed like a dodge.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
19 July 2025
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“Blood brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20brother. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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