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stepsister

[step-sis-ter] / ˈstɛpˌsɪs tər /




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The union gave me a stepbrother and a stepsister.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Introducing someone as a stepsister evokes a host of unspoken disclaimers: Not my real sister!

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

My stepsister said, “Oh, that was a long time ago, before my dad passed, and it was his idea,” but her dad died almost six months ago.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026

Hahn: It’s interesting, Mark, because I’ve always felt kind of like basically just invited to the party, so I always have felt like the messy stepsister on the outside looking in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

Clara broke into a smile, and on impulse Ash went to her stepsister and embraced her.

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

“But wait — what will — will my stepmother and stepsisters see you?”

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo


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