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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

Ruiz told the paper her boyfriend’s brother and stepbrother were among the missing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 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

Beatrice Leep knew where her stepbrother was hiding, but he’d sworn her to secrecy.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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

The stepbrothers knocked on nearby doors, seeking someone who would help.

From Seattle Times Dec. 28, 2022

After Lalani was seriously injured in a car accident in which one of her stepbrothers died, she went to live with her stepmother.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 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 is less ready to talk about the second wife, the new, engrossing family, stepbrothers and sisters the age of her own little one.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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