as in familial
of, relating to, or befitting brothers there was a fraternal bond between the two boys all throughout their school years

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Recent Examples of fraternal The goal is to reinvigorate the fraternal organization that was once popular with Ramona’s farmers, ranchers, vineyard operators and others with a connection to agriculture. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025 His eventual realization about the depths of this fraternal interaction will have future repercussions. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025 One of the most endangered buildings in Fort Worth — home to one of the oldest African American women’s fraternal organizations in the country — was approved as a Historic and Cultural Landmark Tuesday. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025 And while this critic would have welcomed more restraint in the violence, which can have an inuring effect, fans of the first film will find plenty to admire and root for in this entertaining fraternal union. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fraternal
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  • The race has been defined by Trump’s attacks on Canada, upending the decades-long familial relationship between the two countries amid an unprecedented surge of Canadian nationalism.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • As Laura becomes part of the household — alongside the woman’s husband and adult son — the four begin to form a fragile familial bond.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • Whether it’s called the tush push or the brotherly shove, the Philadelphia Eagles’ famous play is going to be a talking point in the offseason once again.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The road toward brotherly love, however, is shown to be a bumpy one.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025

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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternal. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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