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stepbrother

[step-bruhth-er] / ˈstɛpˌbrʌð ər /




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In May, the rapper's stepbrother Maurice Shakur filed a wrongful death lawsuit in civil court.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

“I was so excited to go. We told his stepbrother, who lives there, so he had cleared his schedule. I had to tell him that we can’t go anymore. We still haven’t gone.”

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

The suspected shooter's mother, 39-year-old Jennifer Jacobs, who was also known as Jennifer Strang, and stepbrother, 11-year-old Emmett Jacobs were also killed, police confirmed.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

It was at Crossroads where Pratt met his future ride-or-die Brody Jenner, the son of Olympian Caitlyn Jenner and songwriter and beauty pageant winner Linda Thompson, and stepbrother of the not-yet-famous Kardashian sisters.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

Part of him was worried about the tactics used by Beatrice’s stepbrother, and part of him was rooting for the kid.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

While coaches playfully refer to them as stepbrothers, Verse said the relationship goes deeper.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2025

Josh Peck and Bell, the show's titular characters who portrayed two teenage stepbrothers, worked together across the span of four seasons from 2004 to 2007.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2024

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play another awkward pair, who engage in an escalating rivalry when they become stepbrothers in their 30s and must live in the same house.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2022

Survivors include a son from his first marriage, William Jr.; two stepbrothers; two stepsisters; and three grandchildren.

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2022

Some are surprised to discover entire new families in the United States—a stepfather, stepbrothers, and stepsisters.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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