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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

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

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

My stepbrother is a different sort of small than I was at his age—the neat and tidy sort, no elbows or ears jutting out, everything in proportion.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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

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

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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