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Recent Examples of matriarchal
It’s also meant to be a meditation on the matriarchal nature of Caribbean culture.
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Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
Visitors learn more about what makes a geisha and the sacred artistry that holds generations of Japanese heritage and matriarchal lineage.
—Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
Her eventual object is Nelson Denoon, a charismatic social engineer trying to create a matriarchal utopian society in the countryside.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
The episodic, picaresque plot flows across an alternative mediaeval Europe, where Carthage remains a powerhouse and the Vatican is matriarchal.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
Visitors learn more about what makes a geisha and the sacred artistry that holds generations of Japanese heritage and matriarchal lineage.
—Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
Her eventual object is Nelson Denoon, a charismatic social engineer trying to create a matriarchal utopian society in the countryside.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
The episodic, picaresque plot flows across an alternative mediaeval Europe, where Carthage remains a powerhouse and the Vatican is matriarchal.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matriarchal
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On her first mission in 2019, Meir took part in the first all-female spacewalk.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday that its less than 2-week-old female Asian elephant has been named Linh Mai, Vietnamese for spirit blossom.—
Michael E. Ruane,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Isabel Allende was both topical and prophetic with her view of a world dominated by patriarchy and patriarchal thinking, a world that now feels familiar, according to the showrunners behind Prime Video’s adaptation of her most popular novel.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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My protagonist, Dunya Dawood, is learning to separate the essence of Islam from the patriarchal interpretations that tend to cloud it.—
Hafsa Lodi,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Thrilling are the hints of feminine power.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Kylie Cosmetics founder typically works with stylist Alexander Rose to pull feminine, form-fitting pieces from Schiaparelli, Ashi Studio or the vault of Versace.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Take Prada’s Spring-Summer 2023 show, where sheer, matronly nightdresses and housecoats were shown with heeled Mary Janes and tightly gripped clutch bags.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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After years of matronly tankinis, there are now some great plus-size swim pieces available on the market, including this scarlet snake-print one-piece from Nomads Swimwear.—
Sarah Chiwaya,
Refinery29,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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An elderly woman died when a Russian drone hit a residential building in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said.—
SAMYA KULLAB,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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An elderly woman died when a Russian drone hit a residential building in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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On the left: a photograph of a blurred womanly figure, her white dress smeared into an avian or angelic wingspan, her head eerily effaced, allowing the forest behind her to show sharply through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
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Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
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The state also boasts the second-best geriatric hospitals in the country, WalletHub says, and has one of the lowest rates of social isolation for seniors.—
Chris Mueller,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
30 Jan. 2026
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Harris reports that only about 39% of available geriatric fellowship positions were filled in 2025.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Having held senior positions in academia and European financial institutions, he was appointed deputy governor of the Bulgarian central bank in Sofia in 2023.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Attorneys for a former senior aide to City Councilman Curren Price who says she was wrongfully fired for being a whistleblower will get to depose a Price staff member early next month, a judge ruled on Wednesday.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Matriarchal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matriarchal. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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