as in fruitfulness
motherly character or qualities
he cherished his foster parent for her motherliness
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Noun
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Pregnant celebrities have been taking maternity style to the next level this year.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
23 July 2025 -
Through it all, her maternity style has never wavered—whether that means making a pregnancy belt a hot accessory, doing head-to-toe Jonathan Anderson for Dior, or stepping out in an avant-garde, below-the-belly Alaïa outfit.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
20 July 2025
Noun
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The Case for Frontier Technologies Industrial operations have long relied on innovations such as robotics and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) to drive productivity and efficiency.—
Richard Howells,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The case of the software developers’ hampered productivity points to this need for critical thought on when AI tools are implemented, Humlum said.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
20 July 2025
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Gallup opinion polling has found that Americans’ ideal number of children per family has averaged about 2.5 since the late 1970s, even as the actual fertility rate has fallen much lower.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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That translated to an overall fertility rate of 1.6 for 2024.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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“Motherliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherliness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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