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Recent Examples of wifely
Judd, who seems a decent man, wants to know how Agnes would exemplify her wifely duties.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her.
—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
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her.
—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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Studies on spousal caregivers consistently find that grief is often suppressed during the caregiving period itself as the operational demands of the role leave little room for processing the shock and trauma.—
Adaira Landry,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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The impact is wide-ranging: from spousal sponsorships to work permits to renewals for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program known as DACA for people from the 39 countries.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Wifely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wifely. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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