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Recent Examples of fatherly
Montana Jordan misses the fatherly presence of costar Lance Barber's character on set.
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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
Iller captured attention online after sharing videos of Astro being fatherly towards Mars on TikTok (@wowcoolokaywow) and on their dedicated Instagram account (@halloweenkittties).
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Combine a heavy dose of paranoia with players outgrowing his rigid fatherly message, and now Malone is talking about games for a living.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
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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
Iller captured attention online after sharing videos of Astro being fatherly towards Mars on TikTok (@wowcoolokaywow) and on their dedicated Instagram account (@halloweenkittties).
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Combine a heavy dose of paranoia with players outgrowing his rigid fatherly message, and now Malone is talking about games for a living.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherly
Adjective
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For a cuisine with lots of steps, this tip felt like a radical shortcut, given with motherly permission.—
Bon Appétit Test Kitchen,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Dec. 2025
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For six years, in more than 200 episodes, Lockhart dispensed motherly wisdom to young Timmy (Jon Provost), who would engage in less-than-proper behavior or find himself in danger (but never, as the trope suggested, fallen down a well), only to be rescued by his faithful collie.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista don’t have time for much brotherly love in the trailer for Amazon MGM Studios‘ action-comedy feature The Wrecking Crew.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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His teammates often roll their eyes when talking about his antics with a brotherly reverence.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Alana and Danielle rush towards the dresses and pose beside them, before kicking off the sisterly banter that is a constant throughout the fitting.—
Alexandra Macon,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2026
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Anna was saved from being frozen solid not by Kristoff giving a true love’s kiss, but by Elsa hugging her and melting the ice through the power of sisterly love.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
29 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Her new album, La Dame, unites slower and more sentimental shatta ballads with the thumping dancefloor heaters that first drew me to her music.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
13 Jan. 2026
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In December 2025, Bündchen reflected on how her baby boy's birth changed her life in a sentimental Instagram post.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Fatherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherly. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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