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Recent Examples of fraternal
In fact, Pittsburgh’s Black community boasted a symphony orchestra, a mandolin string quartet, an orphanage, and a long list of literary societies and fraternal organizations.
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Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The brand’s name means fraternal, or non-identical, twins, which contributes to its mismatched design philosophy.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Throughout the movie, Strong exudes this fraternal bond on screen in small, intimate ways, exhibiting the grace that Landau had for Springsteen when the artist needed it the most.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Into the fray swings their neighbor and perpetual mediator, Sha — but the young girl, a confidante to them both, can only hold the fraternal chaos at bay for so long.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
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Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The brand’s name means fraternal, or non-identical, twins, which contributes to its mismatched design philosophy.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Throughout the movie, Strong exudes this fraternal bond on screen in small, intimate ways, exhibiting the grace that Landau had for Springsteen when the artist needed it the most.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Into the fray swings their neighbor and perpetual mediator, Sha — but the young girl, a confidante to them both, can only hold the fraternal chaos at bay for so long.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternal
Adjective
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Some are very old and exclusive, open only to generational membership and similar paths of acceptance, but others will permit the public, or those with no existing familial or social ties to the organization.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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Also known as domestic suspense or domestic noir, the term generally encompasses psychological thrillers that are set in the home or neighborhood; interrogate familial or community relationships; and, usually, center around female characters.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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It's built such a brotherly love and bond between those two.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some were brotherly, like with Carl Reiner and Gene Wilder.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternal. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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