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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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Tiger Woods’ Sun Day Red is steeped in tradition… and a hearty dose of motherly superstition.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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In a display of tough love, Anne kicks her out, urging her to trust her motherly instincts and not doubt herself.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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But now our similarities, brotherly bond and family values are on full display every week.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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McWorter bought 80 acres for $100 and in 1836 founded New Philadelphia, a promising city of brotherly love, in Pike County, 20 miles from the slave state of Missouri.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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The Montanez sisters have always pushed each other to do their best in school, and though that process will look different in college, each is determined to maintain their sisterly support in this next stage.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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Ines is a little dazzled by the older girl’s seeming worldliness and Hanna shows big-sisterly fondness for Ines, making her, along with her diary, the repository of her secrets.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Or, for Mark Layne, sentimental.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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The month begins with Mercury entering sentimental Cancer on June 1, adding a layer of sensitivity, intuition and vulnerability to our exchanges.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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“Fatherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherly. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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