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Recent Examples of fatherhood
That same month, LaKeith opened up to PEOPLE about what fatherhood means to him.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
But things have changed a little since then for the band members, all now in their 40s and many juggling fatherhood with touring.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
And for Isaac, 46, the movie put his own fatherhood into perspective.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The underlying universal themes of fatherhood and family bonds spoke to me and my own experience directly.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
The brief joy of fatherhood was buried in fear.
—Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
The two had long talks about basketball, fatherhood and life.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Call it a win for the record books, but more so, a win for fatherhood.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
His Pinocchio touches on grief, fatherhood, family, and forgiveness, leading to an ending that’s among the most moving of his career.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
But things have changed a little since then for the band members, all now in their 40s and many juggling fatherhood with touring.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
And for Isaac, 46, the movie put his own fatherhood into perspective.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The underlying universal themes of fatherhood and family bonds spoke to me and my own experience directly.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
The brief joy of fatherhood was buried in fear.
—Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
The two had long talks about basketball, fatherhood and life.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Call it a win for the record books, but more so, a win for fatherhood.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
His Pinocchio touches on grief, fatherhood, family, and forgiveness, leading to an ending that’s among the most moving of his career.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherhood
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As the Kruppas’ children were grappling with the truth about their paternity, Jim Harris was in North Carolina exchanging emails with a newfound half-sibling on 23andMe.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Romelus was once a contestant on Paternity Court, a court TV series that focused on all-things family, ranging from questions about paternity to stories involving DNA.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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At the time of Logan's stroke, the Barbers were parents to a 10-month-old baby, and Stacie was balancing the demands of new motherhood while running her own business, The Physio Fix.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Although those around her believe that Grace, an aspiring author who is unable to get started on her book, is immobilized by the weight of motherhood, what’s actually happening seems to be much more complex.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Client states of the hegemon, such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia, readied themselves to assist in the upbringing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ono, whose upbringing was much more cultured, has more trepidations about agreeing to appear at every protest and support every cause.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Skakel said his mother was cold and left most of the child-rearing to the household help.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
3 Nov. 2025
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The commission directed the department to come up with a drought response strategy after an extremely dry year in 2021 led to dismal quail reproduction and rearing, Harding said.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Fatherhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherhood. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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