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Recent Examples of matriarchal
Barbary macaque troops are also matriarchal, with dominance determined by relatedness to the top-ranking female.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Herds are matriarchal, and all the females chip in to raise the calves communally.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Min is being pressured by his sternly matriarchal grandmother (Minari Oscar winner Youn Yuh-Jung) to return to Korea and take on the position of creative director for a major fashion division the company has just acquired.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
Yuh-jung and Chen bring a depth and dignity to their matriarchal roles that’s lost in the younger generation, who, despite a bundle of comedic chops, struggle to flesh out the thin characterizations they’ve been afforded.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Herds are matriarchal, and all the females chip in to raise the calves communally.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Min is being pressured by his sternly matriarchal grandmother (Minari Oscar winner Youn Yuh-Jung) to return to Korea and take on the position of creative director for a major fashion division the company has just acquired.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
Yuh-jung and Chen bring a depth and dignity to their matriarchal roles that’s lost in the younger generation, who, despite a bundle of comedic chops, struggle to flesh out the thin characterizations they’ve been afforded.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matriarchal
Adjective
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The boys club that comprises this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class also contains a female solo musician who has always been a striking presence: Cyndi Lauper.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The 1976 song was a subversive celebration of female sexuality and rejection of the patriarchy by an all-female band.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Following the 2024 Election, the 4B Movement—a boycott on relationships with men—was floated as an idea to oppose conservative patriarchal notions and male Trump voters in the US.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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According to 2012 research from Child Abuse Review, this kind of father wound is resultant of a common patriarchal norm: that men should focus solely on maintaining order, while remaining emotionally stoic.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One of Jeanne Lanvin’s most famous innovations was the robe de style, which could be seen as an ultra feminine response to the garçonne look embraced by flappers.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Daniel and Gabriela Curti, a married couple visiting from Buenos Aires, Argentina, said R-Evolution captured the feminine strength and liberation Bay Area artist Marco Cochrane had sought to portray.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After years of matronly tankinis, there are now some great plus-size swim pieces available on the market, including this scarlet snake-print one-piece from Nomads Swimwear.—
Sarah Chiwaya,
Refinery29,
6 Apr. 2025
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Mary’s childhood has all of the workhouse tragedy of a Dickens novel, plus insufficient scenes of Susan Lynch as a stern, matronly figure from her youth.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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He was charged him with two counts of battery, four counts of criminal mischief and abusing an elderly or disabled adult; Allen lost his left arm after a 1984 car accident.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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That’s what happened after two firefighters died in California in 2020 while searching for an elderly woman in a burning library.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Through it all, Deneuve’s Bernadette presents a model of soft-spoken, womanly perseverance.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2025
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My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Now, the geriatric birds at the New England Aquarium can live out their golden years in peace and comfort on a new, secluded island created specifically for their unique needs.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Us geriatric millennials sure do love our nostalgia.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The College of Cardinals, or the church's most senior officials residing either at the Vatican or spread across the world, gather in Rome to choose the next pope.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The chat also reportedly included two former senior advisers to Hegseth: Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Matriarchal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matriarchal. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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