as in fraternal
of, relating to, or befitting brothers the brotherly love that exists between the members of the scout troop

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Recent Examples of brotherly His Wireless sets included appearances from U.K. heavyweights like Skepta, Dave, and Central Cee, with whom Drake has cultivated a brotherly rapport in recent years. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 July 2025 The brotherly feud is no secret between the royal family. Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 12 July 2025 And was there brotherly love between the famously feuding Gallagher siblings? CNN Money, 5 July 2025 The post ended with a sweet sunset video of the siblings enjoying brotherly time on the boat, trading and trying on cowboy hats. Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for brotherly
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fraternal
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  • Belly, terror of Cousins and worst thing to ever happen to the Fisher brothers (IMO), is back for another summer of mess, chaos, and fraternal love triangles.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 31 July 2025
  • Gateway to the South has ties to the Civil War, as the phrase was used by longtime Courier Journal editor Henry Watterson in an 1895 speech to a fraternal organization of Union veterans.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025

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“Brotherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brotherly. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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