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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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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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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
After calling Jake and his sister, Ramsey called his brother-in-law and his mother, who were staying in a cabin 100 yards away, according to ABC News.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2025
He was transferred from there to Alligator Alcatraz on Thursday, according to information provided to her by the man’s sister.
—Ana Ceballos, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Truly, the most memorable opponent Serena Williams ever had was her sister, Venus.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
The resort has a sister property, Highland Base, located deeper in the interior of the country in Kerlingarfjöll.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2025
He was transferred from there to Alligator Alcatraz on Thursday, according to information provided to her by the man’s sister.
—Ana Ceballos, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Truly, the most memorable opponent Serena Williams ever had was her sister, Venus.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
The resort has a sister property, Highland Base, located deeper in the interior of the country in Kerlingarfjöll.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sister
Noun
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Prosecutors said the child was playing video games, while his 4-year-old brother slept beside him on the couch.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Billy and his brother Boyd are raised by English-speaking American parents on a ranch near the border.—
Rachel Ashcroft
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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The nun incorporates stories in her presentation, using examples of kids that she’s worked with.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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In 1939, it was renamed Siena Heights College in honor of St. Catherine of Siena, a 14th-century Dominican nun.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
2 July 2025
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Doing kind things for friends can be mutually beneficial.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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The new installment follows a group of high school friends (Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Sarah Pidgeon and Tyriq Withers) who cause a fatal car wreck on the fourth of July and swear to keep their involvement a secret.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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In a little over a month, the Jonas Brothers will release Greetings from Your Hometown, the sibling trio’s upcoming seventh studio album.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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The revival series picks up the story of its central character, Penny Proud (Kyla Pratt), and her iconic family: parents Oscar (Tommy Davidson) and Trudy (Paula Jai Parker), twin siblings BeBe and CeCe, and grandmother Suga Mama (JoMarie Payton) (and Puff! (Carlos Alazraqui)).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
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The ceremony, where Tucker and Hudgens exchanged personalized vows, was officiated by former monk Jay Shetty.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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The Trappist monk Thomas Merton describes a similar experience on the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, on a rare occasion when leaving his cloistered monastery.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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While the state of falling in love or lust is often predicated on those feelings being reciprocated by a partner, limerence is specifically based on uncertainty about the object of your affections (a.k.a.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
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As such, it should be seen not as a threat but as a junior partner in humanity’s ongoing relationship with the natural world.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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Around that time, though, his cousin Will Childers, who was also at Georgia and is now a pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers’ farm system, needed a second Tommy John surgery.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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John Lawrence Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter said his two grandchildren survived, but their cousin, 9-year-old Janie Hunt, died.—
July 7,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
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Together with his colleague Richard Wetherald at the NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) in Princeton, N.J., Manabe used a simple climate model to show that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 would lead to more efficient trapping of heat in the troposphere.—
Ben Santer,
Scientific American,
4 July 2025
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In the days since the concert, a number of friends, family, and colleagues have asked me about it—mostly inquiring about the set list and the car prop malfunction.—
Leah Faye Cooper,
Vogue,
4 July 2025
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“Sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sister. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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