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Recent Examples of fraternal
The Sons of the Desert takes its name from one of Laurel and Hardy’s best films, in which the boys lie to their wives and sneak off to the titular fraternal organization’s annual convention.
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Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
Guarin’s fraternal great-grandfather was a legendary attorney from Peoria who tried cases with circuit lawyer Abraham Lincoln and who settled the French claims to land that allowed the city to grow, according to the book.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Posted by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the video shows Field Marshal Asim Munir descending from a plane in military uniform and receiving a fraternal hug from him.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, April 5, the 57-year-old musician shared a photo of herself with her fraternal 14-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
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Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
Guarin’s fraternal great-grandfather was a legendary attorney from Peoria who tried cases with circuit lawyer Abraham Lincoln and who settled the French claims to land that allowed the city to grow, according to the book.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Posted by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the video shows Field Marshal Asim Munir descending from a plane in military uniform and receiving a fraternal hug from him.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, April 5, the 57-year-old musician shared a photo of herself with her fraternal 14-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternal
Adjective
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The service Handsome staff, chic in Giuliva Heritage uniforms, offer quintessentially Italian and familial service.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Her fiction concentrates thematically upon the emotional and psychological currents traversing the bonds across lineages — whether those connections are well-wrought, addled, severed, or unknown — and the fraught business of familial inheritance.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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Nyong’o recalls her scene partner’s magnetic qualities, as well as his brotherly protectiveness at their closing-night party.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
20 May 2026
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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternal. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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