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Recent Examples of fatherly
Delroy Lindo then enveloped him in a fatherly embrace.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Beneath the hum of fluorescent lights, Juvenile pauses mid-negotiation, flips his camera, and offers a grin that feels equal parts fatherly pride and rap-legend cool.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Mychal’s fatherly intuition, influenced by all those years in NBA arenas and practice gyms, proved correct.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Yet most movie dads are more likely to be found balancing stellar careers and model parenting (lawyer-dad in To Kill A Mockingbird; Mob-dad in the Godfather films) than exhibiting—let alone acknowledging—their fatherly flaws.
—Susie Goldsbrough, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Beneath the hum of fluorescent lights, Juvenile pauses mid-negotiation, flips his camera, and offers a grin that feels equal parts fatherly pride and rap-legend cool.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Mychal’s fatherly intuition, influenced by all those years in NBA arenas and practice gyms, proved correct.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Yet most movie dads are more likely to be found balancing stellar careers and model parenting (lawyer-dad in To Kill A Mockingbird; Mob-dad in the Godfather films) than exhibiting—let alone acknowledging—their fatherly flaws.
—Susie Goldsbrough, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherly
Adjective
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Across San Diego County, there are various ways to celebrate moms and motherly figures.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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The trailer’s slick wordplay and motherly imagery smartly play on both Latto’s Big Mama persona and the pregnancy rumors that have emerged over the past couple of months.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Jimmy’s connection with Tariq, who is missing a leg due to a bomb that also scarred his mother’s face, is rooted in his brotherly love for his father Khalil, Jimmy’s translator, who was killed because of his work with the Americans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Georgia is becoming the NFL’s state of brotherly love.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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While speaking with The Guardian in July 2023, Felicity said that their proximity in age strengthened their sisterly bond as teenagers.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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This season features Kitty and Lara Jean’s sisterly bond pretty heavily.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Provincial Bavarian and British ethno-sentimental varieties come easily to mind, and in the twenty-first century, American exports of material culture will likely be overtaken worldwide by Chinese trinkets in the style of Temu-Rococo.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Last year, Dannielynn made headlines for a more sentimental fashion moment at the same event.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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“Fatherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherly. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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