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Recent Examples of matriarchal
But while Alice checks into a hotel in the city, Lilia returns to the family home, under the matriarchal rule of her grandmother Néfissa (Salma Baccar).
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Indigenous matriarchal societies expressed spatial information through different forms of cartography.
—Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Creativity thrives here, shaped by generations of trailblazing women, from the iconic artist Georgia O’Keeffe to the enduring matriarchal traditions of the Pueblo peoples.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
The story follows an English teacher, Penelope Schleeman, who has written a début novel about the adventures of a feisty mermaid living in a matriarchal pod.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Indigenous matriarchal societies expressed spatial information through different forms of cartography.
—Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Creativity thrives here, shaped by generations of trailblazing women, from the iconic artist Georgia O’Keeffe to the enduring matriarchal traditions of the Pueblo peoples.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
The story follows an English teacher, Penelope Schleeman, who has written a début novel about the adventures of a feisty mermaid living in a matriarchal pod.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matriarchal
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Song of the Goddess, 1992, which Pau made while living in New York, is a tribute to the secret real-life romance between two female Cantonese opera stars, Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet-sin.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Investigators said the argument escalated into a physical fight when the female suspect began swinging and striking the victim in the chest and head and then pulling her hair.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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This is a rich, complex memoir in which Foo explores her familial roots, the impact of intergenerational trauma in Asian-American immigrant communities, the failures of American healthcare, and the patriarchal erasure of women’s suffering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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With politics — the culture — is very patriarchal.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Everyone has to play their role, the masculine and feminine.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hygiene products are included, too, for deodorant, feminine needs and other concerns.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Take Prada’s Spring-Summer 2023 show, where sheer, matronly nightdresses and housecoats were shown with heeled Mary Janes and tightly gripped clutch bags.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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After years of matronly tankinis, there are now some great plus-size swim pieces available on the market, including this scarlet snake-print one-piece from Nomads Swimwear.—
Sarah Chiwaya,
Refinery29,
6 Apr. 2025
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That first night, Andrej’s roommates were a man in a coma and an elderly French woman in a diaper and boots (no pants), who marched around her bed singing like a chanteuse.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The entire neighborhood, which includes Afghan immigrant Rahim (Elham Ehsas) and his elderly parents, has been evacuated to nearby Hyde Park, and the cops, led by the efficient but slightly overwhelmed Chief Superintendent Zuzana (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), have set up a security cordon.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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On the left: a photograph of a blurred womanly figure, her white dress smeared into an avian or angelic wingspan, her head eerily effaced, allowing the forest behind her to show sharply through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
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Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
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That Derby was won by War Emblem, a small-boned speedball who stole the race on the front end after having been sold by his geriatric owner to Saudi Arabian Prince Ahmed bin Salman for $900,000 three weeks before.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Advances in veterinary geriatric care, evolving approaches to animal welfare in captivity and growing public interest in longevity science across species are all part of the picture.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2026
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Rolder was committed to play baseball at Illinois before receiving a late wave of football recruiting interest as a senior, eventually leading him to sign with Michigan.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Since 2022, the Irish have stationed a permanent police liaison officer in the Emirates, and have regularly flown senior police officers and political figures to the Emirates for meetings.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Matriarchal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matriarchal. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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