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Recent Examples of fraternal
His fraternal lodge, the Odd Fellows, organized a group of boys who sold soft drinks at University of Missouri football games.
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Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
The fraternal community service organization promotes agriculture and Ramona’s rural community.
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Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
No one was sure if the twins were identical or fraternal ‒ there was no such thing as genetic testing back then; James Watson and Francis Crick had only discovered DNA the year before.
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Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Carmichael also partnered with Jones in litigation supporting prominent Black businessmen, businesses and fraternal organizations.
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Arkansas Online,
2 May 2026
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Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
The fraternal community service organization promotes agriculture and Ramona’s rural community.
—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
No one was sure if the twins were identical or fraternal ‒ there was no such thing as genetic testing back then; James Watson and Francis Crick had only discovered DNA the year before.
—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Carmichael also partnered with Jones in litigation supporting prominent Black businessmen, businesses and fraternal organizations.
—
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternal
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From entering the industry at 17 as a dishwasher and busboy to building a flourishing suite of restaurants (Hugo’s, Caracol, Xochi, URBE, and Zaranda), Ortega’s long been inspired by familial love of cooking.
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Albert’s prose sometimes strains for lyricism, but the mysteries embedded in the novel—creative, familial, and supernatural—exert a powerful draw.
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The continuation of the Corleone Family saga expands until Michael (Al Pacino) commits the ultimate brotherly sin, but the story’s jump back in time — in which Robert De Niro plays a younger version of Marlon Brando’s Vito — features many of the most iconic sequences in 1970s cinema.
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When someone was picking on Ollie recently, Dreyer was proud to overhear Calvin offering big brotherly defense.
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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternal. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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