stepsister

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Recent Examples of stepsister Cate Blanchett is relatively subdued as Cinderella’s wicked stepmother, with her shrieking stepsisters picking up most of the slack. Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025 Cinderella becomes Cinderella, and Elvira becomes the wicked stepsister. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025 Despite this, the family continued to take the stepsister's side and dismissed concerns about her behavior. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 Book fans will recognize them as Sophie's stepmother and stepsisters. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stepsister
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepsister
Noun
  • My stepbrother, a telenovela actor, agreed to play Valdez in a biopic; the film turned out to be written and financed by La Barbie himself, who often wandered the set.
    Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The boyfriend was also allegedly stabbed by the stepbrother, according to the Republic, citing the police report.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • According to the news station, Rosa was traveling in a vehicle with her 10-year-old sister and their mother and father on Sunday, April 20 when their car became stranded in water.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • On Sundays, young Dana and her sister would sometimes disagree over which church service to attend.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa One of the first two Prancing Horses ever sold by Enzo Ferrari, this 166 Spyder Corsa—chassis No. 004 C—was originally purchased in 1948 by Soave Besana (his brother Gabriele got the other).
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
  • His brother, Tiger Bech, was one of 14 people killed in a terrorist attack on New Year’s Day in New Orleans.
    Tashan Reed, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Stepsister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepsister. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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