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Recent Examples of sisterly
Her first children's book, Maverick and Me, follows a story about dog adoption, while her second, Good Night, Sister, centers around a sisterly bond.
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 15 July 2025
Until now, the answer had been an easy one for spectacular sisterly duo Agnes van Rhijn and the former Ada Brook, splendidly portrayed by Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
In the comments, viewers posted with their own takes on sisterly dynamics.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Their sisterly bond grows with an unexpected force.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 15 July 2025
Until now, the answer had been an easy one for spectacular sisterly duo Agnes van Rhijn and the former Ada Brook, splendidly portrayed by Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
In the comments, viewers posted with their own takes on sisterly dynamics.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Their sisterly bond grows with an unexpected force.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisterly
Adjective
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However, Comey’s familial ties add an additional layer to her case.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nobody Wants This follows Joanne and Noah, a podcaster and a rabbi who form an unlikely romantic bond that upends their respective social and familial circles.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But from where this humble recapper sits, both actors are working the material for the exact emotions and toxic brotherly dynamics that pump through Black Rabbit’s charred heart.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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After the fight, Jeremiah and Conrad's brotherly relationship seems to be destroyed forever.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Along with their businesses, communities lost newspapers, fraternal halls, and churches that those profits had helped sustain.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Sisterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterly. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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