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stepbrother

[step-bruhth-er] / ˈstɛpˌbrʌð ər /




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“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

"I'm really happy that people have a place to do this," she told AFP between her table of refreshments and the green camping tent she shares with her mother, stepbrother, and his mother.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

Nor has their stepbrother Joel Melendez, 28, or their beloved friend Carlos Rodriguez, according to family members.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2025

Baena's surviving family includes his mother Barbara Stern and stepfather Roger Stern; father Scott and stepmother Michele Baena; brother Brad Baena; stepsister Bianca Gabay and stepbrother Jed Fluxman.

From BBC Jan. 7, 2025

“Two weeks ago I saw a crocodile in here. Nine-footer,” remarked Beatrice’s stepbrother.

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

She talked about her dad and stepmom and her two stepbrothers in San Francisco, and how she had felt like an outsider in her own family.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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