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as in sister
a male connected with another person by a common parent
When was the last time you called your brother?
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as in monk
a member of a religious community of men
He was loved and respected among his brothers at the monastery.
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as in friend
a man with whom one feels a sense of solidarity
As veterans, we support our brothers and sisters in the military.
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Recent Examples of brother
See latest videos, charts and news On Wednesday (May 28), Rihanna’s younger brother, Rajad Fenty, was photographed arriving at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 31 May 2025
Holmes’ older brother Dylan, a 2022 Libertyville graduate, plays for NJCAA Division III World Series qualifier Oakton Community College.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
After the death of his brother, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., in September 2020, Harrison Ruffin Tyler was the last surviving grandson of John Tyler, who was born in 1790 and led the nation between 1841 and 1845.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The two were joined by their brothers, Austin Swift, 33, and Jesse Johnson, 42.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 30 May 2025
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 31 May 2025
Holmes’ older brother Dylan, a 2022 Libertyville graduate, plays for NJCAA Division III World Series qualifier Oakton Community College.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
After the death of his brother, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., in September 2020, Harrison Ruffin Tyler was the last surviving grandson of John Tyler, who was born in 1790 and led the nation between 1841 and 1845.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The two were joined by their brothers, Austin Swift, 33, and Jesse Johnson, 42.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brother
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The newborns would be cared for by the sisters, who baptized them into the Catholic faith.—
Time,
Time,
28 May 2025
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After graduating from a Dickensian church-run school and completing a year of college – supported by the meager salaries of his schoolteacher sisters – he was summoned at age 17 to New York by his four brothers, who’d already escaped across the Atlantic.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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The group was made up of monks, and eventually, nuns.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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The books with rules for Buddhist monks and nuns, known as the Vinaya, report that Mahaprajapati approached the Buddha to ask whether women like her, as well as women whose husbands had become monks, could leave home to join the Buddha’s monastic order.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2025
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When playing with friends or business associates, which is mostly the way the president plays the game, all sorts of favor-trading can prevail.—
Matthew Purdy,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Performing in front of small crowds that sometimes only consisted of family and friends was common for Owens but was balanced by hearing his music on local radio stations like 103.5 The Beat.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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Grass was in Carpentersville to visit her grandparents and to go to her cousin’s choir concert.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Each was also fairly hearty, though a bit less than the calorie count from its more sophisticated and more expensive cousin, HelloFresh.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
28 May 2025
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More grounded in reality than his tech-utopian comrades and financially ascendant thanks to his skeptic’s foresight about crises like the one Ven has caused, Jeff is reluctant to bail out his frenemy.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Godard has no script, working instead from a treatment by his comrade François Truffaut, and also from ideas that come to mind before and during shooting; whenever inspiration runs dry, production wraps for the day.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
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Dylan was granted work authorization and took care of his two younger siblings.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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The siblings released a public statement in support of their father in October 2024.—
Janeé Bolden,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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Dear Eric: My partner and I (35 years) are fortunate to have multiple residences.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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Most of the sections that take place on the ranch closely adhere to the perspective of 4-year-old Gabriel, the child of Mason and Yunho’s good friends and business partners.—
Ilana Masad,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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“Brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brother. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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