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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 two are reportedly being investigated by the Utah Division of Children and Family Services over allegations of spousal abuse on both sides.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2026
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The move entails using a spousal individual retirement account, which is a separate Roth or traditional IRA for non-earning spouses.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Wifely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wifely. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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