1
as in brother
a female connected with another person by a common parent
She plans to spend her birthday with her twin sister.
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2
as in nun
a member of a religious community of women
Many of the sisters in the convent participate in community outreach programs.
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3
as in friend
a woman with whom one feels a sense of solidarity
We started a web site for women entrepreneurs to connect with our sisters around the globe.
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Recent Examples of sister
However, her true inspiration for beauty projects comes from her mom and sisters.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Last week’s Apple Loop can be read here, or this week’s edition of Loop’s sister column, Android Circuit, is also available on Forbes.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
My sister wrestles at our school and has been a drill partner and a big help.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
In the post, the woman said her decision to cut ties with her parents stemmed from years of childhood emotional abuse and neglect, particularly from her sister's best friend, Luna.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Last week’s Apple Loop can be read here, or this week’s edition of Loop’s sister column, Android Circuit, is also available on Forbes.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
My sister wrestles at our school and has been a drill partner and a big help.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
In the post, the woman said her decision to cut ties with her parents stemmed from years of childhood emotional abuse and neglect, particularly from her sister's best friend, Luna.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sister
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Her brother slid into the driver's seat and played with the gear shift, rolling the car backward.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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Survivors include her brother Dave, nieces Jennifer and Laura, and her brother-in-law, Vic.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the mayhem, two Roman Catholic nuns were shot dead.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Mansion also took over Club Allure, a strip club that was embroiled in controversy, with a 2014 lawsuit filed by nuns at the nearby Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo convent.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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After the Jane Does testified, the prosecution called Pearce's friend Michael Ansbach, who was in the apartment that night and later arrested along with Pearce and Osborn.—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Jaclyn, Kate, and Laurie There’s some fun stuff here, particularly once Laurie bails on her friends to see the fight with Valentin and the guys, then goes home with Aleksei.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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Filming wrapped well over a year ago on the anthology comedy-drama about estranged siblings reuniting, with stories shot in New Jersey, Paris, and Dublin.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Agents from the bureau and officials from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office were able to locate people who DNA showed were the siblings of the unidentified man.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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While appearing on Live with Kelly and Mark on Monday, April 7, the 37-year-old podcast host and former Hindu monk discussed his most recent gig as a wedding officiant — because there's been more than one! — with Hudgens, 36, and Tucker, 28.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Now people see black horses with fiery eyes, monks high in the tree tops.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump defended his decision to impose tariffs, saying that the trade situation with U.S. partners was unsustainable and that someone needed to act.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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For Lyn and Lisa Alessi, co-founders and co-CEOs of Alessi International, a local fabric importer representing mills in Asia and Europe, the tariffs could pose significant challenges to their business, which works with international partners to produce fabrics for high-end clothing companies.—
Julia Doyle,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 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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Although so highly esteemed, the notoriously taciturn director would often frustrate his colleagues by his reticence to explain his directorial intentions.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ramirez and his colleagues say that’s unusual, because typically once a building had been ritually killed and abandoned, something new would be built atop the remains.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sister. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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