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Recent Examples of matriarchal
In this case, though, instead of a preening Ian McShane running things, the organizations seem to be exclusively matriarchal.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Both films sharply critique the culture-specific contradictions that constitute a fragile matriarchal solidarity among women and girls in Zambia.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Could this be a result of the matriarchal structure?
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Barbary macaque troops are also matriarchal, with dominance determined by relatedness to the top-ranking female.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Both films sharply critique the culture-specific contradictions that constitute a fragile matriarchal solidarity among women and girls in Zambia.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Could this be a result of the matriarchal structure?
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Barbary macaque troops are also matriarchal, with dominance determined by relatedness to the top-ranking female.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for matriarchal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matriarchal
Adjective
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True Brit shares that tweaking their campaign based on the data boosted their strong box office opening of £3.1m against a £1.6m production budget, specifically increasing its female audience to 45% without isolating their core audience.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
15 June 2025
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Women like her are not only standing for fairness, but for the future of female athletics itself.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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On Father’s Day, two men who almost lost their daughters to the tyranny of patriarchal society are coming together on behalf of the #StandWithHer campaign.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 June 2025
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During the Western Zhou dynasty, the Zhou maintained a strict hierarchy based on a patriarchal clan system.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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It’s set in an empty warehouse loft, with light shooting through propeller fans (very Adrian Lyne), and with Miley, in her primal assertion of feminine dominion, joined by Naomi Campbell, the two of them obliterating the need for anyone else.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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Throughout Fort Worth, streets with feminine monikers are rumored to be named for builders’ girlfriends and paramours.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 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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Andrew Do, the former Orange County supervisor who took more than $550,000 in bribes over COVID-relief money meant to buy meals for needy, elderly constituents, was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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An elderly man in a dark thobe shuffled into the room, pushing a walker.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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McQuarrie’s feats lack the comic timing, composition, and emotionalism that cartoonist-director Brad Bird brought to the thrilling Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Ethan/Tom spider-walking the Burj Khalifa skyscraper and outrunning a dust storm, Paula Patton’s womanly catfight with Léa Seydoux).—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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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
Adjective
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Amid a growing prison crisis, medical and geriatric parole reforms provide a sound framework for constructing a compassionate and fiscally responsible path forward.—
Natasha Dartigue,
Baltimore Sun,
18 May 2025
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The number of medical doctors per capita nationwide decreased by 12.7% from 2010 to 2020, the study found, while the rate of geriatric nurse practitioners increased by 125%.—
Meg Cunningham,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Expect to see fewer deputy senior assistant athletic directors for changing the water cooler.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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The senior setter/right-side hitter produced 14 kills on a .619 hitting percentage to lead Marist to a 25-20, 25-20 victory over Glenbard West in the boys volleyball state championship match at Hoffman Estates.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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