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Recent Examples of sisterly
The conversation starts with her mom’s lingering issues with Charles and seems destined to spill over into sisterly conflicts.
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 18 May 2025
Jane’s own sisterly bond likely informed some of her most famous characters: Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, Jane and Elizabeth Bennet.
—Kim Campbell, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025
This sisterly drama follows the legacy of a fictional music duo that defined early 2000s pop music.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 May 2025
When her little brother Tim begins behaving strangely, doctor-in-training Jamie Shandro calls on her medical school experience and her sisterly love to navigate his frightening diagnosis.
—Ashley M. Wilcox, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 18 May 2025
Jane’s own sisterly bond likely informed some of her most famous characters: Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, Jane and Elizabeth Bennet.
—Kim Campbell, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025
This sisterly drama follows the legacy of a fictional music duo that defined early 2000s pop music.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 May 2025
When her little brother Tim begins behaving strangely, doctor-in-training Jamie Shandro calls on her medical school experience and her sisterly love to navigate his frightening diagnosis.
—Ashley M. Wilcox, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisterly
Adjective
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Everyone is low-key lonely, with familial baggage that keeps them from connecting with others.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
4 June 2025
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An unexpected circumstance brings them to the front door of an estranged relative and unravels years of familial tension.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Their enthusiasm for each other is infectious, a mischievous, brotherly energy that shines through even on a Zoom call.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
3 June 2025
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India and Pakistan are brotherly neighbors of Iran, enjoying relations rooted in centuries-old cultural and civilizational ties.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In 1898, the Elks Lodge #26 opted to do something highly unusual for fraternal organizations at the time.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2025
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Sacramento County health inspectors closed two local gas stations and a fraternal lodge after discovering cockroaches, rodent droppings and a lack of hot water.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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“Sisterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterly. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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