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Recent Examples of fatherly
Combine a heavy dose of paranoia with players outgrowing his rigid fatherly message, and now Malone is talking about games for a living.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
Today, with talk of a second Oscar nomination, the actor slips into a fatherly role in Hamnet playing the legendary playwright William Shakespeare, based on Maggie O'Farrell’s bestselling 2020 novel of the same name.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
His father grieved by never mentioning her name again in the house, and the fatherly approval Bono craved was in short supply.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Baron was gentle, fatherly, and prim.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
Today, with talk of a second Oscar nomination, the actor slips into a fatherly role in Hamnet playing the legendary playwright William Shakespeare, based on Maggie O'Farrell’s bestselling 2020 novel of the same name.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
His father grieved by never mentioning her name again in the house, and the fatherly approval Bono craved was in short supply.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Baron was gentle, fatherly, and prim.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherly
Adjective
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Lockhart wasn’t out of work for long, quickly moving to another motherly role, the biochemist Maureen Robinson on the 1965-68 series Lost in Space.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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Keaton’s motherly roles have been immensely important to me.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Post-2019 reunion, the Jonas Brothers have enjoyed steady success, charming fans with their untarnished tack for brotherly harmony.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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With Malcolm in the Middle‘s imminent return, Frankie Muniz is feeling the brotherly love from his onscreen family.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The minds behind Hocus Pocus 3 are brewing up a fresh potion of sisterly magic, screenwriter Jen D'Angelo exclusively tells EW.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to Bell and Shepard, Lincoln and Delta have quite the sisterly bond.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yet other filmmakers pick up on the thread of romantic longing Whale introduced in 1935 with The Bride of Frankenstein, leading to films like Edward Scissorhands (1990) in which the monster becomes a sentimental anti-hero.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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Family heirlooms or sentimental items might not be used frequently (or at all), but the emotional attachment to these things is worth the valuable space on your storage shelves.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Fatherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherly. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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