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Recent Examples of materfamilias
The novel recounts the history and hardships of the Binewski clan, carnival folk whose pater- and materfamilias, Al and Crystal Lil, create their own freak show.
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Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
But with tact and humanity, this materfamilias has still calmed the waters.
—Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2019
Though the Roundabout production, which opened on Tuesday evening, stars Elizabeth McGovern as the materfamilias, the story really is Kay’s.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
But with tact and humanity, this materfamilias has still calmed the waters.
—Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2019
Though the Roundabout production, which opened on Tuesday evening, stars Elizabeth McGovern as the materfamilias, the story really is Kay’s.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materfamilias
Noun
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Curtis plays Donna Berzatto, the matriarch of the Berzatto family, on The Bear.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The subject of a true-crime podcast and television specials, the complicated family drama with its matriarch at the forefront was among this summer’s criminal cases of intrigue.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The two women couldn’t be more different, but when a wealthy matron is found dead of an apparent suicide on the rocky shore of Vermont’s Lake Champlain, their fraught relationship gradually turns into a productive collaboration, despite Olivia’s missteps.—
Liza Tully,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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Mary Thema, a clinical matron at Kadoma General Hospital, says Kelly’s case underlines this challenge.—
Cynthia Tully,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The stepmother notes that her stepdaughter is very aware of the negativity coming from her mom.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Though Blackstock's family, as well as his stepmother Reba McEntire, have issued statements mourning the talent manager, Clarkson has not publicly commented on his death.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her mom was registered in a kennel, but father apparently not (that's most likely the reason).—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Then, her mom's arthritis flared up.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Out of more than a million votes, the mama bear received more than 70,000 votes, while Chunk, estimated to be 30 years old, netted nearly 30,000 votes, according to the competition's website.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Basically, Belly’s mom, Laurel, and the Fisher mama, Susannah, do a joint family vacay every summer at Susannah’s family beach house.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Materfamilias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materfamilias. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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