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Recent Examples of fatherly
Today, with talk of a second Oscar nomination, the actor slips into a fatherly role in Hamnet playing the legendary playwright William Shakespeare, based on Maggie O'Farrell’s bestselling 2020 novel of the same name.
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
His father grieved by never mentioning her name again in the house, and the fatherly approval Bono craved was in short supply.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Baron was gentle, fatherly, and prim.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The address that, thanks to Mills’ unmatched talent for multitasking, qualifies him to represent my district while allegedly nurturing and handing out fatherly advice to all these young ladies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
His father grieved by never mentioning her name again in the house, and the fatherly approval Bono craved was in short supply.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Baron was gentle, fatherly, and prim.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The address that, thanks to Mills’ unmatched talent for multitasking, qualifies him to represent my district while allegedly nurturing and handing out fatherly advice to all these young ladies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherly
Adjective
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Lockhart wasn’t out of work for long, quickly moving to another motherly role, the biochemist Maureen Robinson on the 1965-68 series Lost in Space.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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The portrayal appears to suggest that motherly attributes are solely within the realm of being loving, caring, comforting, protective, sheltering, and so on.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With Malcolm in the Middle‘s imminent return, Frankie Muniz is feeling the brotherly love from his onscreen family.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Zac and Dylan’s brotherly connection remains strong.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The minds behind Hocus Pocus 3 are brewing up a fresh potion of sisterly magic, screenwriter Jen D'Angelo exclusively tells EW.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to Bell and Shepard, Lincoln and Delta have quite the sisterly bond.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Her voice unleashes a sentimental whirlpool of longing, betrayal, and post-breakup rage without a hint of irony.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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At the time, the New York Giants star posted a sentimental social media tribute in honor of the occasion.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Fatherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherly. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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