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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

Their stepbrother, Joel, had helped them get hired; he had worked there for about two years, family members said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 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

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

Survivors include a son from his first marriage, William Jr.; two stepbrothers; two stepsisters; and three grandchildren.

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2022

This time it was buttered popcorn—movie night with her dad at his place in San Francisco, no stepmom, no stepbrothers, just Annabeth and her father curled up on the sofa watching sappy old romantic comedies.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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