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Recent Examples of fatherly
Notably in season 3 of the Netflix hit series, Eleven and Hopper struggled with dynamics of independence and fatherly protection.
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Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Another time, Bruce Springsteen cheers up her bereaved 12-year-old son by taking him for his first motorcycle ride — a fatherly promise that Fred Smith didn’t live long enough to fulfill.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Montana Jordan misses the fatherly presence of costar Lance Barber's character on set.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
This is someone from his past who has this almost fatherly relationship to him, and that is when [Jake] finally releases [his pain].
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
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Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Another time, Bruce Springsteen cheers up her bereaved 12-year-old son by taking him for his first motorcycle ride — a fatherly promise that Fred Smith didn’t live long enough to fulfill.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Montana Jordan misses the fatherly presence of costar Lance Barber's character on set.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
This is someone from his past who has this almost fatherly relationship to him, and that is when [Jake] finally releases [his pain].
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherly
Adjective
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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn To some, going home is a relaxing retreat full of motherly love and too much food.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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While some see Nelly as an empathetic and motherly caretaker, others view her as a manipulative, calculating instigator who shapes the narrative to justify her own actions.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But is that competitive brotherly spirit still there?—
Pat Gallen,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Some of the strongest footage here shows her everyday life and sisterly relationships built in the prison where she was confined for 14 years after the whole unfortunate affair.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2026
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For the sisterly chat, Kardashian wore her hair pulled tightly back from her face with all the volume concentrated right at the crown of her head, similar to a ‘60s-style bouffant like those worn by Priscilla Presley back in the day and Lana del Rey in the 2010s.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Things couldn’t be more sentimental or nostalgic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Inclusion, for him, was not sentimental.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Fatherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherly. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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