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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepsister
Noun
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Appearing in his second Saturday Night Live-adjacent film after Wayne's World, Lowe played the villainous Paul Barrish, Tommy's older stepbrother, who plots to take over his father's company with help from his secret lover, partner-in-crime, and pretend mother, Beverly (played by Bo Derek).—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Bell and Josh played stepbrothers (who shared the same first names as the actors playing them), with Miranda Cosgrove as Drake’s younger sister.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Superior Court Judge Craig Collins from neighboring Gaston county also rejected it after Tench’s friends and family — his mother, sister and aunts — submitted and read aloud letters underlining the effect Tench’s disappearance and apparent death have had.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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The former couple both appeared in a number of fan-favorite films and television shows in the 1990s and 2000s, with Hardrict briefly appearing on Felicity and Mowry and her twin sister, Tamera Mowry, appearing in Sister, Sister, Twitches, and more.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Jolliffe brothers also founded Puttshack, a miniature golf entertainment concept that raised $150 million in October 2022 from Blackrock.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Mike Ditka, Michael Jordan, certainly a pre-famous Vince Vaughn, the Murray brothers, even Mary Tyler Moore!—
David Petitti,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Filming wrapped well over a year ago on the anthology comedy-drama about estranged siblings reuniting, with stories shot in New Jersey, Paris, and Dublin.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Agents from the bureau and officials from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office were able to locate people who DNA showed were the siblings of the unidentified man.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Most recently, his novel Tattoos in Memory, about a former terrorist and soldier who becomes a Franciscan priest, was adapted to the big screen in Peru by his cousin, the director Luis Llosa (Anaconda), releasing in August, 2024.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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Love me, love Tatum, love your cousins, love Lovey, love your daddy.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Stepsister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepsister. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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