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Recent Examples of stepsister
Recall, in the Brothers Grimm story, how one of the stepsisters, in a grisly attempt to fit into the famed slipper, takes a knife to her toes.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
Other survivors include his brother Brad Baena and stepsister and stepbrother Bianca Gabay and Jed Fluxman.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Jan. 2025
He is survived by Plaza, his mother Barbara Stern, stepfather Roger Stern, father Scott Baena, stepmother Michele Baena, brother Brad Baena, stepsister Bianca Gabay and stepbrother Jed Fluxman.
—Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Trish Jackson remembered her late stepsister as a hardworking mother who was just getting back on her feet after a divorce when she was killed, according to USA Today.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
Other survivors include his brother Brad Baena and stepsister and stepbrother Bianca Gabay and Jed Fluxman.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Jan. 2025
He is survived by Plaza, his mother Barbara Stern, stepfather Roger Stern, father Scott Baena, stepmother Michele Baena, brother Brad Baena, stepsister Bianca Gabay and stepbrother Jed Fluxman.
—Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Trish Jackson remembered her late stepsister as a hardworking mother who was just getting back on her feet after a divorce when she was killed, according to USA Today.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepsister
Noun
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The puppy who chewed off the face of a Queens baby girl who had just died in her parents bed was going to be trained as a service dog for the baby’s non-verbal autistic stepbrother, the heartbroken parents said Thursday.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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Bail Organa adopts the girl, and Obi-Wan Kenobi takes the boy to Tatooine, where he is raised by Anakin's stepbrother, Owen Lars.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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The newborns would be cared for by the sisters, who baptized them into the Catholic faith.—
Time,
Time,
28 May 2025
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After graduating from a Dickensian church-run school and completing a year of college – supported by the meager salaries of his schoolteacher sisters – he was summoned at age 17 to New York by his four brothers, who’d already escaped across the Atlantic.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Or, it was supposed to go to his brother — but Jason overshot it, and a fan caught the ball instead.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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Run by the Hernández brothers, the restaurant combines fine dining with a welcoming atmosphere in a small village setting.—
Carlsen Jes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
Noun
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The Stoll Family Trust had been amended in 2005 to provide that on the death of Glen's parents, Richard and Mary Stoll, property including the Marysville home would be distributed among Glen and his two siblings with the Marysville home going to Glen.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Growing up in a military family meant that Decker and her siblings moved many times throughout childhood.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Grass was in Carpentersville to visit her grandparents and to go to her cousin’s choir concert.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Each was also fairly hearty, though a bit less than the calorie count from its more sophisticated and more expensive cousin, HelloFresh.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
28 May 2025
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“Stepsister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepsister. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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