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Recent Examples of stepsister
Lea Myren stars as Elvira, who finds herself in competition with her stepsister Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) for the affections of Prince Julian (Isac Calmroth).
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
Sally Hawkins gives a commanding performance as Laura, a foster mother who takes in Andy (Billy Barratt) and his younger stepsister, Piper (Sora Wong) at her modest but creepy-around-the-edges home where Laura lives with Ollie (Jonah Wren Phillips, exceptional), Laura’s nonverbal, near-feral child.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The series stars Morena Baccarin as sheriff Mickey Fox, who is also the stepsister of division chief Sharon Leon (played by Fire Country‘s Diane Farr).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Mary Shelley traveled to Switzerland, from her home in England, in the summer of 1816 with the poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron; her stepsister, Claire Clairmont; and Byron’s doctor, John Polidori.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
Sally Hawkins gives a commanding performance as Laura, a foster mother who takes in Andy (Billy Barratt) and his younger stepsister, Piper (Sora Wong) at her modest but creepy-around-the-edges home where Laura lives with Ollie (Jonah Wren Phillips, exceptional), Laura’s nonverbal, near-feral child.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The series stars Morena Baccarin as sheriff Mickey Fox, who is also the stepsister of division chief Sharon Leon (played by Fire Country‘s Diane Farr).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Mary Shelley traveled to Switzerland, from her home in England, in the summer of 1816 with the poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron; her stepsister, Claire Clairmont; and Byron’s doctor, John Polidori.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepsister
Noun
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The stepbrother was released to the custody of a guardian, Chris Kepner said.—
Doug Lantz,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2026
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What is known about the incident comes almost entirely from court documents previously obtained by PEOPLE that were filed by the parents of Anna's 16-year-old stepbrother who shared a room with her on that trip.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The 6-foot-6 sophomore forward developed an instant love for the sport and his sisters.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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With this, Fennell immediately seems to be leaning into the death cult surrounding the Brontë sisters, who all died young (allegedly from drinking contaminated graveyard water).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Footage of the incident shows King Charles greeting dozens of residents when one man shouted at him, asking whether the monarch had urged police to investigate his disgraced brother, according to The Times.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Bezalel Zini, brother of Israeli security service chief David Zini, was indicted over smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes through the Sufa crossing between southern Gaza and Israel in a scheme that netted him about $117,000.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Dodds and Mouat, who entered the field as favorites, shook hands with the Wrana siblings with one end still to play.—
JULIA FRANKEL,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Chard said the siblings are getting support from two key royals.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Grandparents lived on the same block and cousins lived three houses down.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Another cousin, the son of my industrialist uncle, has given up regattas and the hedonist’s life for a position in his father’s company that is, like all companies in Turkey, faltering under the tremendous burden of an economy in tailspin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Stepsister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepsister. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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