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Recent Examples of fraternal
Where fraternal souls sing identical things.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
The five-story, 46,000-square-foot Shrine building was built in 1906 by the Shriners, a fraternal organization that used it as a meeting hall.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
The fraternal fissure is especially painful for those who know the princes, whose mother, Princess Diana, died in August 1997.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
The five-story, 46,000-square-foot Shrine building was built in 1906 by the Shriners, a fraternal organization that used it as a meeting hall.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
The fraternal fissure is especially painful for those who know the princes, whose mother, Princess Diana, died in August 1997.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternal
Adjective
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In this and many subsequent books, Corbin makes the case that our sense perceptions and our emotions also have histories that can be recovered—and that doing so helps explain much about our collective social, political, and even everyday familial lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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His personal investigation leads him into the complex legacy of Nazi descendants, prompting a deeper reflection on familial accountability and national history.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With Malcolm in the Middle‘s imminent return, Frankie Muniz is feeling the brotherly love from his onscreen family.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Zac and Dylan’s brotherly connection remains strong.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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