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Recent Examples of patriarchal
Still, she gets frustrated by the patriarchal gatekeeping of women's stories; research shows female filmmakers continue to be widely underrepresented at both the box office and the Oscars.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
The minister wearing that dress rubbed people who hold those patriarchal values the wrong way, both men and women alike.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
Since then, Urbano has continued to subvert the totalizing—often authoritarian and patriarchal—mythology of the modern movement.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
The minister wearing that dress rubbed people who hold those patriarchal values the wrong way, both men and women alike.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
Since then, Urbano has continued to subvert the totalizing—often authoritarian and patriarchal—mythology of the modern movement.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriarchal
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The Hello Girls performed critical communications work near combat zones, but at the time, their service was dismissed as clerical.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The overpayment was the result of an obvious clerical error; the company sent an invoice for $50,578 and was mistakenly paid more than $5 million.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Like his apostolic namesake, Thomas believes unquestioningly in the evidence of his senses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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The ceremony will be presided over by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
18 Dec. 2025
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The state also boasts the second-best geriatric hospitals in the country, WalletHub says, and has one of the lowest rates of social isolation for seniors.—
Chris Mueller,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
30 Jan. 2026
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Harris reports that only about 39% of available geriatric fellowship positions were filled in 2025.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Lopez’s thoughts turned to those who may have strayed from the faith, the priestly role in bringing them back and the importance of Christmas in perhaps sparking that return.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Dec. 2025
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Full priestly duties June through October, combined with driving up and down the mountain, had been a stretch.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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Democrats are also exploring increasing the property tax credit for homes and cars and creating a new credit for expenses to help an elderly parent.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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Authorities identified one victim who was killed when an elderly driver crashed her silver Mercedes sedan into a 99 Ranch Market in Westwood Thursday — an incident that resulted in the death of three people and left several others injured.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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As a result, the consecration of bishops without papal consent is considered a grave threat to church unity and a cause of schism, since bishops can ordain new priests.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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March 13, 2013, when then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio broke with the church tradition of taking a name in honor of a papal predecessor.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
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Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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From 2014 to this fall, Byrnes was there for all of it as the senior vice president of baseball operations.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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This year there was the addition of a new episcopal area for Burundi and Rwanda and the appointment of nine new bishops, a reversal of the trend among U.S. bishops.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Oct. 2025
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Haller Suites & Restaurant offers a dining experience with panoramic views over the episcopal town.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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“Patriarchal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriarchal. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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