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Recent Examples of patriarchal
Unlike Hamlet’s noblewoman Ophelia, whose plight in a patriarchal society finds her powerless, spiraling into madness and leads to her tragic end by drowning, Swift’s Ophelia triumphs.
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
So while Gulf women now have space to sing, compose, and lean into the role of progressive music artists, patriarchal constraints remain.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
And some of the patriarchal bias is even my own.
—Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Body types, hair types, identifiably cultural features, and other cosmetic and aesthetic traits that deviate from white, patriarchal beauty standards are not accurately accounted for.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
So while Gulf women now have space to sing, compose, and lean into the role of progressive music artists, patriarchal constraints remain.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
And some of the patriarchal bias is even my own.
—Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Body types, hair types, identifiably cultural features, and other cosmetic and aesthetic traits that deviate from white, patriarchal beauty standards are not accurately accounted for.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriarchal
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These payments are in part calculated by work history and income but also are adjusted every year based on the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) from July through September.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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View Comments The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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The zoo is home to eight elephants, four of which are considered geriatric like Lois was, according to the release.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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That's not to say all of Golden State's top contributors are geriatric.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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The names were common, but for good reason, as the Hasmonean priestly family was so revered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Archbishop Shawn McKnight has launched a preliminary canonical investigation into the issue as well, the archdiocese said, and Storey has been temporarily suspended from priestly ministry, including celebrating Mass and performing pastoral duties.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Longer term plans include designing Robin to help elderly patients change their clothes and go to the bathroom.—
HALLIE GOLDEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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One man in the crowd can be seen laughing, another man holds his head in his hands, while a despondent elderly couple gets up and leaves.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Except for the presence of one adult man, the village felt almost like a matriarchal society.—
Aatish Taseer,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Oct. 2025
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But the show’s matriarchal power structures, which involved women like Mare forever cleaning up the messes their male relatives made, were carefully shaded.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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Queen Camilla’s monochrome attire and choice of mantilla fall under papal protocol, requiring women who meet with the pope to wear black and a veil, symbolizing respect and modesty.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Queen Camilla, who was also dressed in traditional black attire and a lace veil (mantilla), as is customary for papal audiences, stood alongside Pope Leo XIV and King Charles at the San Damaso Courtyard.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Steve Kopack Steve Kopack is a senior reporter at NBC News covering business and the economy.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Two of Jurupa Valley's senior players, McPherson and Hadeel Hazameh, stepped away from the team this season in protest of the trans athlete.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Patriarchal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriarchal. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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