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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

The suspected shooter's mother, 39-year-old Jennifer Jacobs, who was also known as Jennifer Strang, and stepbrother, 11-year-old Emmett Jacobs were also killed, police confirmed.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

Nor has their stepbrother Joel Melendez, 28, or their beloved friend Carlos Rodriguez, according to family members.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2025

Beatrice’s stepbrother pointed at the frantic V-shaped wake.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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

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

From Seattle Times Dec. 28, 2022

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play another awkward pair, who engage in an escalating rivalry when they become stepbrothers in their 30s and must live in the same house.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2022

Survived by her father, stepmother, and two stepbrothers who barely knew her.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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