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Recent Examples of fraternal
After mending their ties in 2021, the GCC states have come to share a fraternal insistence on steering Arabian Gulf affairs from within.
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Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
The fraternal fissure is especially painful for those who know the princes, whose mother, Princess Diana, died in August 1997.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Along with their businesses, communities lost newspapers, fraternal halls, and churches that those profits had helped sustain.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
The fraternal fissure is especially painful for those who know the princes, whose mother, Princess Diana, died in August 1997.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Along with their businesses, communities lost newspapers, fraternal halls, and churches that those profits had helped sustain.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternal
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the baby's middle names are a familial tribute.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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During a pivotal year, actor Oscar Isaac experiences the emotional impact of familial generational transitions, all while preparing for an intense production of Hamlet.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Zac and Dylan’s brotherly connection remains strong.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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And of course the relationship was the brotherly type, for good and bad.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternal. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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