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Recent Examples of fatherhood
Men are navigating new expectations around caregiving, fatherhood, and presence at home.
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Shelley Zalis, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The two-hour conversation quickly digresses from the record and encompasses topics like fatherhood, politics, the dangers of television advertising, and just about anything else that flits through John and Yoko’s minds.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
The fact that his fumbling journey toward fatherhood is not just tolerable but genuinely touching is a testament to the disarming earnestness with which Firstman approaches the clichéd set-up.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Peter might be matured, and humanized, by the imposition of fatherhood, but the movie doesn’t attach exactly the same moral weight to that shift as do movies like Raising Helen and Big Daddy, or the sneakily conservative urgings of some of Judd Apatow’s films.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
In a March interview with PEOPLE while promoting his Crocs campaign, Davidson opened up about embracing fatherhood.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
How intense was the whiplash of fatherhood?
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
What followed was an unfiltered, wide-ranging discussion about music, politics, fatherhood and life.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 May 2026
Chris Brown, Usher tour in the works The fatherhood milestone comes as Brown is set to embark on a coheadlining tour with fellow R&B icon Usher this summer.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Shelley Zalis, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The two-hour conversation quickly digresses from the record and encompasses topics like fatherhood, politics, the dangers of television advertising, and just about anything else that flits through John and Yoko’s minds.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
The fact that his fumbling journey toward fatherhood is not just tolerable but genuinely touching is a testament to the disarming earnestness with which Firstman approaches the clichéd set-up.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Peter might be matured, and humanized, by the imposition of fatherhood, but the movie doesn’t attach exactly the same moral weight to that shift as do movies like Raising Helen and Big Daddy, or the sneakily conservative urgings of some of Judd Apatow’s films.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
In a March interview with PEOPLE while promoting his Crocs campaign, Davidson opened up about embracing fatherhood.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
How intense was the whiplash of fatherhood?
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
What followed was an unfiltered, wide-ranging discussion about music, politics, fatherhood and life.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 May 2026
Chris Brown, Usher tour in the works The fatherhood milestone comes as Brown is set to embark on a coheadlining tour with fellow R&B icon Usher this summer.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherhood
Noun
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Larry disagreed and pushed for DNA testing, setting off a public paternity dispute.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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Okert and Bennett Sousa were the only active relievers who had pitched in the previous three days, due to a team off-day Monday, the rainout Wednesday and Ryan Weiss going on the paternity list Thursday.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This book explores the history of motherhood as an institution and of mothering as an experience (centering the efforts of birth mothers, caregivers, midwives, as well as activists and community leaders).—
Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The Avengers star has been open about the challenges of motherhood in the past.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Laneda made Cornerstone Baptist Church another pillar of Jeffries’s upbringing.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Busby’s defense attorneys, Jack Strickland and Steve Gordon, argued that Busby’s poor upbringing, low IQ, learning disabilities and chronic drug and alcohol use merited a life sentence.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Some of her collaborators have already shown that pregnancy alters a mom’s hormones and brain structure in ways that are good for bonding and child-rearing.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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The findings suggest silk’s impacts are concentrated earlier in the supply chain than previously assumed—particularly in mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Fatherhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherhood. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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