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Recent Examples of stepsister
Fresh off a recent breakup, Melissa’s (Perry) return home takes an unexpected twist when her ex-boyfriend Richard (Howery) arrives at the family gathering arm in arm with her estranged stepsister Kerry (Gomez-Preston).
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Giana Levy, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
But Anna, 65, believes the other awards are rightfully her inheritances and were peddled by her stepsister to Julien’s following the death of Rod’s fifth and final wife, actress Joan Benedict, best known for playing Edith Fairchild on General Hospital.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
Lindsey’s stepmother, stepsisters and sisters also attended the Christian summer camp, which is situated on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 13 July 2025
In reality, neither of Ross’ uncles had ever lived in White Settlement, and the home Ross was parked outside of belonged to his stepmother and father, his stepsister Darlene Smith said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
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Giana Levy, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
But Anna, 65, believes the other awards are rightfully her inheritances and were peddled by her stepsister to Julien’s following the death of Rod’s fifth and final wife, actress Joan Benedict, best known for playing Edith Fairchild on General Hospital.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
Lindsey’s stepmother, stepsisters and sisters also attended the Christian summer camp, which is situated on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 13 July 2025
In reality, neither of Ross’ uncles had ever lived in White Settlement, and the home Ross was parked outside of belonged to his stepmother and father, his stepsister Darlene Smith said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepsister
Noun
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Rensch had only recently learned that Dallas was actually his stepbrother.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nearly a decade earlier, my stepbrother George was murdered in Camden, too, less than three miles away.—
Trymaine Lee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The gesture, while technically an invitation, didn’t seem to mend any bridges between the sisters.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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In fact, just last year, Parton and her sister Rachel Parton George published Good Lookin' Cookin, and three of the cookbook’s 80 recipes are for mashed potatoes.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s when Draymond Green, the older brother figure for the Warriors, got the microphone and chimed in with a different idea.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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With his wife Sharon, their then two-year-old twin daughters, brother Ariel and his partner Arbel, Cunio was among 76 people kidnapped from the Nir Oz kibbutz some four miles (7km) from the Gaza border, while another 47 inhabitants were killed.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This pattern would suggest that a potential trilogy capper would be set during the Blake siblings’ college years, but McGraw is opting to not get ahead of herself just yet.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Akin to a host of hit college football docs, the doc will chart how players face off-field trials including juggling jobs, caring for siblings, food insecurity, cultural barriers, as well as confronting violence and poverty along their path to on-field success.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Francesca and her new husband Sir John Kilmartin are headed to his estate in Scotland with Eloise and his cousin, Michaela Stirling (a character gender swapped from the books).—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
14 Oct. 2025
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Diane Keaton gave you the language but your cousin gave you safety.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Stepsister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepsister. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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