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as in brothers
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 nuns
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 friends
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 sisters
The key to nailing any coordinated dressing is much like good eyebrows—they’re sisters not twins.
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Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2026
Grappling with her own mother’s death, a young girl escapes her abusive home, along with her longtime confidante Rosaleen, and is taken in by three eccentric beekeeping sisters in rural South Carolina.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
The Privy Garden on the grounds is also a focal point in season 2 outdoor moments between the Sharma sisters.
—Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
However, in 2025, Big Bear's famous eagle couple welcomed their latest batch of eaglets, sisters Sunny and Gizmo.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Taking place during the Christmas season, the film centers on a group of sorority sisters who are tormented by persistent, disturbing phone calls.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Youth hockey, club hockey, knee hockey in the McKiernans’ basement with her brothers and sisters, H-O-R-S-E on the net in their driveway in Glastonbury.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
The sisters ultimately combined for 33 points, with Lauren contributing nine in the fourth quarter.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Last September, Willis also shared a few rare family photos that featured her parents and her sisters, Rumer and Tallulah.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2026
Grappling with her own mother’s death, a young girl escapes her abusive home, along with her longtime confidante Rosaleen, and is taken in by three eccentric beekeeping sisters in rural South Carolina.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
The Privy Garden on the grounds is also a focal point in season 2 outdoor moments between the Sharma sisters.
—Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
However, in 2025, Big Bear's famous eagle couple welcomed their latest batch of eaglets, sisters Sunny and Gizmo.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Taking place during the Christmas season, the film centers on a group of sorority sisters who are tormented by persistent, disturbing phone calls.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Youth hockey, club hockey, knee hockey in the McKiernans’ basement with her brothers and sisters, H-O-R-S-E on the net in their driveway in Glastonbury.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
The sisters ultimately combined for 33 points, with Lauren contributing nine in the fourth quarter.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Last September, Willis also shared a few rare family photos that featured her parents and her sisters, Rumer and Tallulah.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisters
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The drama, which stars Will Poulter and Noah Centineo as brothers who are in drug recovery together, was shot in a real-life drug court in Ohio.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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The brothers met victims at nightclubs, parties and on dating apps, and recruited others for trips to ritzy locales, paying for their flights and lodging at high-end hotels or luxe vacation rentals before drugging and raping them, prosecutors said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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One of the nuns was allegedly killed by a demon appearing as a nun, and the other died by suicide to avoid being possessed by the evil force.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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At some point, a pair of politically active nuns started hanging out at the Nash home, eventually leaving their formal nun habits, cast off as part of their activism, at the house.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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She was also spotted alongside friends and family celebrating Skenes winning the award during the selection show after the 2025 season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Tokyo — An Australian snowboarder has died on a trip with friends to Japan after her backpack became caught in a ski lift leaving her suspended in midair, according to Japanese police and the lift operator.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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Savannah, the youngest of three siblings, stayed in Arizona for college, attending the University of Arizona.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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This year’s game, pitting the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, will be broadcast on NBC and the Peacock streaming service, Universal’s Comcast corporate siblings.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some colleagues left their jobs, but others navigated the situation and rose into more powerful positions.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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South Florida viewers and TV colleagues were mourning this week after learning that a familiar weather personality had died in a plane crash.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson housing projects were built and black folks settled in, dreaming of moving in with their better-off cousins who lived near Lenox Avenue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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After the Holocaust, only my father and two cousins remained; three people out of 700.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company expects the store to expand rapidly as more apps and partners join, providing a growing library of skills for commercial and personal robots.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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These test projects would also include environmental monitoring In addition, the council would form a public–private Rare Earth Elements Consortium composed of state government, university and industry partners.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For the young generation of digital natives navigating AI anxiety around keeping up with peers using the technology and AI displacing them from jobs, the fear of the technology making people dumber is dominant.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The students also took turns chanting, with one leading the charge at the front of the line with a bullhorn, encouraging her peers to repeat her slogans.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Sisters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisters. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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