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stepsister

[step-sis-ter] / ˈstɛpˌsɪs tər /




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My stepsister and I are co-executors, but her past actions have caused me not to trust her.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026

What I found in this fairy tale is that the stepsister is the most relatable character and has been for thousands of years.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025

And all the dreamier if they put that team in her town — and not that stepsister city across the river.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 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

She could show her stepsister the medallion in her pocket, but Ana would only think she had stolen it.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

They were stepsisters who hadn’t seen each other since they were little girls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

But “Grounded” would have been better left without its imposed topic, which inadvertently casts much work as ugly stepsisters unsuccessfully trying to jam their feet into Cinderella’s glass slipper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

Despite the family's efforts to protect them, her younger stepsisters found out that their father and mother were trapped under the rubble from other children at school.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025

The beneficiaries are now Keough and her two younger stepsisters.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

As her new stepsisters climbed out of the carriage, Ana, who was twelve — “just your age; she will make a wonderful playmate for you,” her father had written hopefully — complained of hunger.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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