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Recent Examples of paternity
His promotion comes with the Yankees placing fellow outfielder Everson Pereira, a member of the 40-man roster, on the paternity list.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
The answer may be linked to the studied species’ promiscuous practices: in the Amboseli population, both sexes have multiple mating partners, so paternity isn’t always clear-cut.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
For men, particularly in the years before erectile medications hit the market, older paternity was tacitly perceived as a nod to enduring virility.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Inherent in paternity is a privilege of separateness.
—Danny Lorberbaum
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
The answer may be linked to the studied species’ promiscuous practices: in the Amboseli population, both sexes have multiple mating partners, so paternity isn’t always clear-cut.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
For men, particularly in the years before erectile medications hit the market, older paternity was tacitly perceived as a nod to enduring virility.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Inherent in paternity is a privilege of separateness.
—Danny Lorberbaum
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paternity
Noun
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The services offered through maternity wards also tend to see low reimbursement rates, unlike cardiac care, orthopedic surgery and other specialized services.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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In 2020-22, there were an excess of over 10,000 preterm births among people living in maternity care deserts or limited-access counties, the group says.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
Noun
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She’s frequently talked about Asian-American representation and how being mixed-race has affected her upbringing.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
17 July 2025
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He's had this wonderful upbringing by these two parents that loved him and were very healthy, and her background was much different than that.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
16 July 2025
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“Paternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paternity. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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