as in familial
of, relating to, or befitting brothers there was a fraternal bond between the two boys all throughout their school years

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Recent Examples of fraternal About 20 people were attending a meeting to help determine the future of the group — a fraternal organization supporting farmers, ranchers, vineyard operators and others, most with a connection to agriculture — that once was popular in Ramona. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025 Freemasonry claims to be the oldest fraternal organization in the world. Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025 Our beautifully detailed heroes — our Double Dragons, our fraternal Contras — were flattened and minimized to a handful of pixels. Yussef Cole, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Colorado Hots captures some of New York’s fraternal spirit in its decor. Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fraternal

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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternal. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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