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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
Dear brothers and sisters, In the Lord’s Paschal Mystery, death and life contended in a stupendous struggle, but the Lord now lives forever (cf.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Then in 2021, out of nowhere, my younger sister passed away very suddenly.
—Cat Woods, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis live updates: Leader of the Catholic Church dies at 88, Vatican confirms
Here is the full text of Francis' final Easter address, as released Sunday by the Vatican:
Christ is risen, alleluia!
Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Easter!
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Christopher was joined by his brother, Patrick Schwarzenegger, who arrived with his fiancée, Abby Champion, as well as his sisters Christina Schwarzenegger and Katherine Schwarzenegger, who attended the event with her husband, actor Chris Pratt.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Then in 2021, out of nowhere, my younger sister passed away very suddenly.
—Cat Woods, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis live updates: Leader of the Catholic Church dies at 88, Vatican confirms
Here is the full text of Francis' final Easter address, as released Sunday by the Vatican:
Christ is risen, alleluia!
Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Easter!
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Christopher was joined by his brother, Patrick Schwarzenegger, who arrived with his fiancée, Abby Champion, as well as his sisters Christina Schwarzenegger and Katherine Schwarzenegger, who attended the event with her husband, actor Chris Pratt.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sister
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Pedro Pascal, beloved not just for his acting but for his visible support of the LGBTQ+ community (and brother to Lux Pascal, a trans woman herself), wore the Dolls T-Shirt alongside DJ Honey Dijon.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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As the draft selection was announced in Green Bay, Wis., Sanders was seen dancing with his family and friends on his brother Shilo Sanders' livestream on Twitch.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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There was the squeak of sneakers, the rustling of kneeling nuns, the murmur of quiet prayers.—
Colleen Barry and Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Like the 81-year old nun, humor and good-natured ribbing characterized the evening festivities.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Two witnesses took the stand on the first day of testimony, a friend of O'Keefe who was there when his body was found and a paramedic who tried to revive him.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article An emotional vigil that drew family, friends and community activists was held Wednesday for a beloved Harlem grandmother, businesswoman and community leader killed by a stray bullet in the crossfire of a shooting.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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The siblings, who grew up immersed in Thailand’s entertainment industry and are fluent in both Thai and English, are expected to drop new material in the latter half of 2025.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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My own company has heard from families who have passed down our bikes to their siblings, cousins, neighborhood kids and beyond.—
Ryan McFarland,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis 'dedicated himself to the service of others,' Dalai Lama says After taking a trip to Thailand in 2019, Francis welcomed a delegation of about 100 Buddhist monks from the Wat Phra Cetuphon temple in Bangkok in 2024, the Vatican News reported.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Imagination was key to the films that Hess made after Napoleon Dynamite: the soulful Nacho Libre, in which Jack Black as a novice monk and Lucha Libre fan gave a fully rounded characterization, and the ingenious fantasy-fiction parody Gentlemen Broncos.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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Chris recruits Brax to help as well as a room of brilliant computer wizards led by Justine, Chris' partner with nonverbal autism who communicates via a British computer voice.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Paramount is an equal co-fi partners with Sega on the $122M production cost, but the Melrose lot also gets a distribution fee off the top.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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The two Meyerson cousins, though distantly related to Rabbi Anne, remain close with their California kin.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2025
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With fresh data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the team reported the detection of the spectroscopic chemical fingerprints of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and/or its cousin, dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18b.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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This week, my fellow Wellness colleague and experienced runner, David Oliver, wrote an inspiring piece about a 77-year-old who ran the Boston marathon this week.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Long and her colleagues are looking to see whether other parts of the eastern North American margin also have this crustal drip.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sister. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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