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Recent Examples of paterfamilias
Andy Garcia plays the paterfamilias in this 2022 remake of the 1991 remake of the 1950 comedy.
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Tribune News Service, cleveland, 12 June 2022
This is Putin’s vision of the Russian world, a strong and blessed house with Russia as the paterfamilias, tough and occasionally harsh, but ultimately benevolent, sharing the fruits of Russian civilization with those who belong to its world.
—Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 18 June 2022
Andy Garcia plays the paterfamilias in this 2022 remake of the 1991 remake of the 1950 comedy.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 12 June 2022
Andy Garcia plays the paterfamilias in this 2022 remake of the 1991 remake of the 1950 comedy.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 12 June 2022
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Tribune News Service, cleveland, 12 June 2022
This is Putin’s vision of the Russian world, a strong and blessed house with Russia as the paterfamilias, tough and occasionally harsh, but ultimately benevolent, sharing the fruits of Russian civilization with those who belong to its world.
—Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 18 June 2022
Andy Garcia plays the paterfamilias in this 2022 remake of the 1991 remake of the 1950 comedy.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 12 June 2022
Andy Garcia plays the paterfamilias in this 2022 remake of the 1991 remake of the 1950 comedy.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 12 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paterfamilias
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Who is presiding over today's funeral service for Pope Francis? Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside over the funeral Mass, which will be celebrated by patriarchs, cardinals, archbishops, bishops and priests from around the world, the Vatican said.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Attendees: patriarchs, cardinals, bishops, priests, and global dignitaries including President Donald Trump.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Paterfamilias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paterfamilias. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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