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Recent Examples of wifely
Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her.
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Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 20 June 2019
An even more incendiary interview surfaced online in March, in which Patterson can be heard boasting about having counseled an abused woman, who showed up to church with two black eyes, to submit to domestic violence as her wifely duty.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 June 2018
To play Midge, Brosnahan consulted a stack of vintage Good Housekeeping magazines, clipping articles about wifely deportment.
—Alexis Soloski, idahostatesman, 7 Jan. 2018
Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 20 June 2019
An even more incendiary interview surfaced online in March, in which Patterson can be heard boasting about having counseled an abused woman, who showed up to church with two black eyes, to submit to domestic violence as her wifely duty.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 June 2018
To play Midge, Brosnahan consulted a stack of vintage Good Housekeeping magazines, clipping articles about wifely deportment.
—Alexis Soloski, idahostatesman, 7 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wifely
spousal
Adjective
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The filing also showed that Gifford is seeking joint legal and physical custody of their 7-year-old son Jack and is not seeking spousal support.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The pair reached a settlement in January, which included no spousal support from either party.—
Jami Ganz,
Boston Herald,
11 May 2025
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“Wifely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wifely. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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