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Recent Examples of fatherly
But Pascal, for all the twinkle in his eye, often plays relatively sexless characters — from the fatherly energy of The Last of Us to the ascetic qualities of The Mandalorian.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
Indeed, Eugenio, whose large-scale figurative paintings have been exhibited across Europe, Latin America, and the US, exerts a fatherly influence across the campo.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Meanwhile, Paul Rudd takes on the fatherly duties in Apatow’s place in this sort-of sequel to Knocked Up that follows the characters of Pete and Debbie, two struggling parents who feel burdened by everything, from career setbacks to financial pressures, to, well, the inevitable reality of aging.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
These traditional fatherly roles — walking the bride down the aisle, sharing a dance — can carry enormous emotional significance for some people.
—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
Indeed, Eugenio, whose large-scale figurative paintings have been exhibited across Europe, Latin America, and the US, exerts a fatherly influence across the campo.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Meanwhile, Paul Rudd takes on the fatherly duties in Apatow’s place in this sort-of sequel to Knocked Up that follows the characters of Pete and Debbie, two struggling parents who feel burdened by everything, from career setbacks to financial pressures, to, well, the inevitable reality of aging.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
These traditional fatherly roles — walking the bride down the aisle, sharing a dance — can carry enormous emotional significance for some people.
—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherly
Adjective
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The portrayal appears to suggest that motherly attributes are solely within the realm of being loving, caring, comforting, protective, sheltering, and so on.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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In that situation, some new parents might have chosen to wait and see how things progressed, but Randall's motherly instincts told her action was required.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of TIFF, Cox and Cumming opened up about playing against type, returning to Scotland, and finding the humor and heart in a story about brotherly love.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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To them, Belly’s brotherly ménage à trois and altar-dumping story is interesting, sure, but no more selfish and reckless than Celine, for instance, who sleeps with married men as a hobby.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Swift’s sisterly relationship with her audience is only part of her role-model appeal.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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The women quickly developed a sisterly bond with each other — and with Parton herself.—
Amber Roberson,
The Tennessean,
19 Aug. 2025
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Locals are sentimental about the happy, drunken teen graduates, who are thanked by strangers for their future contributions to Denmark.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The conceit is inherently crowdpleasing — a man stumbling into strangers’ lives and finding unexpected connection — but Hikari steers it with earnestness, elevating it beyond sentimental comedy.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Fatherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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