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Recent Examples of fatherly
The two then had a sweet chat about Mikayla's sourdough progress complete with fatherly encouragement about her starter.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
But Pascal, for all the twinkle in his eye, often plays relatively sexless characters — from the fatherly energy of The Last of Us to the ascetic qualities of The Mandalorian.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
Indeed, Eugenio, whose large-scale figurative paintings have been exhibited across Europe, Latin America, and the US, exerts a fatherly influence across the campo.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Meanwhile, Paul Rudd takes on the fatherly duties in Apatow’s place in this sort-of sequel to Knocked Up that follows the characters of Pete and Debbie, two struggling parents who feel burdened by everything, from career setbacks to financial pressures, to, well, the inevitable reality of aging.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
But Pascal, for all the twinkle in his eye, often plays relatively sexless characters — from the fatherly energy of The Last of Us to the ascetic qualities of The Mandalorian.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
Indeed, Eugenio, whose large-scale figurative paintings have been exhibited across Europe, Latin America, and the US, exerts a fatherly influence across the campo.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Meanwhile, Paul Rudd takes on the fatherly duties in Apatow’s place in this sort-of sequel to Knocked Up that follows the characters of Pete and Debbie, two struggling parents who feel burdened by everything, from career setbacks to financial pressures, to, well, the inevitable reality of aging.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherly
Adjective
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The portrayal appears to suggest that motherly attributes are solely within the realm of being loving, caring, comforting, protective, sheltering, and so on.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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In that situation, some new parents might have chosen to wait and see how things progressed, but Randall's motherly instincts told her action was required.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But from where this humble recapper sits, both actors are working the material for the exact emotions and toxic brotherly dynamics that pump through Black Rabbit’s charred heart.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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After the fight, Jeremiah and Conrad's brotherly relationship seems to be destroyed forever.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even if so, the groundwork for a close, sisterly relationship between these two hybrids hasn’t really been laid in previous episodes.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Swift’s sisterly relationship with her audience is only part of her role-model appeal.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Andrew Tate and the U-91 leads the standings coming into Mission Bay, although the sentimental favorite could be Dave Villwock, a longshot entering the weekend in fourth place.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Coel gets her moments to assert her character, a smooth operator who masks a surprising sentimental streak.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Fatherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherly. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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