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brethren

[breth-rin] / ˈbrɛð rɪn /
NOUN
male sibling
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As they grew, these companies became far larger than the rest of their small and midsize brethren, so their continued gains gave an outsize boost to the indexes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Television genealogists may point out that Colbert’s branch of the talk show family tree is still represented by his Comedy Central brethren on “The Daily Show,” including Stewart, and John Oliver on “Last Week Tonight.”

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

The U.S. players have made it abundantly clear that they respect their Canadian brethren.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Our chickens, on the other hand, are treated abominably, packed in tightly with their germy brethren, raised in squalor, pumped with hormones, and only made clean at the end.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026

Forty feet tall, he towered over his brethren.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


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