as in fraternal
of, relating to, or befitting brothers the brotherly love that exists between the members of the scout troop

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Recent Examples of brotherly The Marvel star also told Fatherly in 2020 that witnessing the brotherly bond his sons have fostered has been another one of his favorite parts of being a dad. Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025 As the game clock hit 0:00, photographers, camera operators and other media flooded from the four corners of the field to the midfield lightning bolt to capture the brotherly handshake. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 Viewers were obsessed with the brotherly bond between the two pooches, and shared their amusing insights. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 Among his many inflammatory statements was this: 'Ukrainians are not a brotherly people. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brotherly

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“Brotherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brotherly. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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