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Recent Examples of matriarchal
My mom was really strong, and so is her mom, and her mom, and her mom — a very matriarchal family, in general, on both sides, all my grandmothers, and great-grandmothers.
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
Shop Sonam Kapoor's Open Door Such design derring-do is part of Kapoor’s DNA, traceable back in a matriarchal line of cultured women with a talent for interiors.
—Cosmo Brockway, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2024
Now, matriarchal families are leading the majority of businesses on the island.
—Victoria Leandra, refinery29.com, 9 July 2024
African elephants are highly social animals, living in matriarchal herds led by a female elder.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
Shop Sonam Kapoor's Open Door Such design derring-do is part of Kapoor’s DNA, traceable back in a matriarchal line of cultured women with a talent for interiors.
—Cosmo Brockway, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2024
Now, matriarchal families are leading the majority of businesses on the island.
—Victoria Leandra, refinery29.com, 9 July 2024
African elephants are highly social animals, living in matriarchal herds led by a female elder.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matriarchal
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Paxton alleged that transgender athletes violate the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act in marketing female sports when biological men are allowed to compete.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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What the seventh art has been notoriously bad at is exploring the concept of female desire, in all of its complexities and clandestine, dark-corner complications.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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This is a woman that’s obligated to override the limits of a patriarchal society—because even a progressive family was still patriarchal in Brazil in the ’70s.Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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These disasters and distractions are intentionally invented by white supremacist, patriarchal empires to work tangentially and symbiotically.Akilah Sailers, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
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Penelope Disick's Christmas Tree Penelope went for a super feminine look, decorating her tree with purple and pink ball ornaments.Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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His stylist Felicity Kay clearly understands the necessary balance of feminine and masculine elements to push daring fashion.Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 21 Dec. 2024
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In 2 Years 'Yellowstone' Season 5B Premiere Audience Up 29% In 3-Day Viewing; Series Scores Top International Launch Ever For Paramount+ While Olivieri had a relatively brief run as the femme fatale, Sheridan fans might remember her from her turn as Faith Hill’s matronly sister from 1883.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
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Every few days, a matronly Spanish woman appeared at the fountain to give me a plastic bag with bananas and bread, and sometimes little packets of butter and jam.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
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The crowd applauds uproariously when Kevin’s elderly neighbor shows up at the end to hit them in the head with a shovel.Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Three low-flyers wing an elderly man in the face and don’t miss a flap, his Ray Bans go flying.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.Julian Randall, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
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Her namesake designs reflect her penchant for luxurious fabrics and impeccable make, unexpected flourishes via volume or texture, and womanly silhouettes with a modernist touch.Miles Socha, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
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Iris Apfel, famed designer and proud 'geriatric starlet' Read Iris Apfel's obituary Ultimately, Apfel was best known for her look: owlish round glasses, heaps of clanking jewelry, and cropped grey hair.Neda Ulaby, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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Nurses with geriatric experience are in especially high demand; however, there is an evident shortage in healthcare support roles on the whole.Hilary Tetenbaum, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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The senior and former walk-on now has the chance to alter history against a team that Oregon has never defeated in the Rose Bowl, with the opportunity to influence the outcome.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to NASA policy, and author of two books: Liftoff, about the rise of SpaceX; and Reentry, on the development of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Matriarchal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matriarchal. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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