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Recent Examples of Big Brother
Aaron’s big brother Nick, better known as the heartthrob of the Backstreet Boys, was paving the way for the young singer, showing him the ropes of stardom.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 Apr. 2025
From Zac Efron's brother Dylan — who has very much established his own star power — to Dakota Johnson's very handsome big brother Jesse, in honor of National Siblings Day see some of the hottest siblings in Hollywood.
—Amy Jamieson, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Holt became a big brother figure, guiding him through everything from finding the credential booth to navigating in-play situations.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
What was your reaction to Will throwing your last plank in the water and shouting out Big Brother superiority?
—EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And as reality competition shows exploded with Survivor, Big Brother, and Amazing Race, I was glued to my screen.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Here, in her own words (as told to Entertainment Weekly), Danielle Reyes reflects on her Big Brother journey and permanent impact on the game.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Since getting the boot on Big Brother, Andrew and his younger brother Tristan have capitalized on the attention.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
And while the rivalry’s first few matchups (and decades) featured the Lightning as big brother kicking sand in the face of their younger sibling, the Panthers have now emerged as the powerhouse.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 Apr. 2025
From Zac Efron's brother Dylan — who has very much established his own star power — to Dakota Johnson's very handsome big brother Jesse, in honor of National Siblings Day see some of the hottest siblings in Hollywood.
—Amy Jamieson, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Holt became a big brother figure, guiding him through everything from finding the credential booth to navigating in-play situations.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
What was your reaction to Will throwing your last plank in the water and shouting out Big Brother superiority?
—EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And as reality competition shows exploded with Survivor, Big Brother, and Amazing Race, I was glued to my screen.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Here, in her own words (as told to Entertainment Weekly), Danielle Reyes reflects on her Big Brother journey and permanent impact on the game.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Since getting the boot on Big Brother, Andrew and his younger brother Tristan have capitalized on the attention.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
And while the rivalry’s first few matchups (and decades) featured the Lightning as big brother kicking sand in the face of their younger sibling, the Panthers have now emerged as the powerhouse.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Big Brother
Noun
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No one wants to have their family vacation turned into some Kafkaesque nightmare at the hands of ICE agents emboldened by the country's general climate of incipient fascism.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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With the show telling a cautionary tale about the perils of ignorance in the face of fascism, Peck cannot help but draw a direct parallel to our current political situation.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
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Ridicule only appeals to cool kids on coasts and the college towns and totalitarians.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2020
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Under the unconditional patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kadyrov rules his republic as a totalitarian, and has done so since taking power in May 2004, after his father, then President Akhmad Kadyrov, was assassinated.—
Layla Taimienova,
Foreign Affairs,
10 May 2017
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Turning to culture to explain difference By 1933, the rise of Nazism had added urgency to the scientific study of race.—
John P. Jackson,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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As the world’s wealthiest men team up to impose maximum harm on the world by embracing Nazism and partnering with Putin, one of the world’s most lethal dictators, please take heart.—
Sabrina Haake,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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Every other protection against tyranny and political oppression — that is, every aspect of a stable democratic system — suffers a possibly mortal blow if the basic tenets of an independent judiciary and the adversarial advocacy of lawyers are abandoned or lost.—
Michael Mcauliffe,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Separated by 250 years, these two actions both supposedly raise the question: Just how much tyranny ...—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
25 Mar. 2025
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The cover of the first issue of The New Yorker, dated Feb. 21, 1925, carried no portraits of potentates or tycoons, no headlines, no come-ons.—
Christopher B. Daly,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Or were all those billionaire potentates in the Capitol Rotunda — seated in front of Trump’s Cabinet picks — asserting their social, economic and cultural hegemony?—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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In the benchmark survey, known as Bright Line Watch, U.S.-based professors rate the performance of American democracy on a scale from zero (complete dictatorship) to 100 (perfect democracy).—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the late 1970s, Argentina was under the heel of a military dictatorship.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Again, fear is the autocrat’s goal, as is simply doing many things every day.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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When autocrats violate sovereignty, America’s response is to aid the autocrats by deporting their victims rather than sanctioning the aggressors overseas.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In 1900, no one serving in the late Qing dynasty expected that in 20 years the country would be a republic feuded over by warlords.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Libya, dictators rule in Tripoli and Benghazi, with multiple regional warlords in the background.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Big Brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Big%20Brother. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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