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stepbrother

[step-bruhth-er] / ˈstɛpˌbrʌð ər /




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The union gave me a stepbrother and a stepsister.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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

"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

Beatrice’s stepbrother rose stealthily, tugged off his new sneakers, and crept forward.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

When Dayyan Armstrong and Ross Beane were 16, the stepbrothers pooled together $1,000 for a 24-foot sailboat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

He told different people he had stepbrothers whose parents died in a fishing accident or an avalanche, a former employee recalled.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025

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

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022

It wasn’t just Auntie An-mei’s little brother, but also his wife’s stepbrothers and stepsisters, and a distant cousin, and that cousin’s husband and that husband’s uncle.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan


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