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 Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong will always have that brotherly love. Liza Esquibias, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025 Chiefs fans saluted him for this act of brotherly love. jason wearing an 87 jersey pic.twitter.com/svN12MkL7f — Tayvis Nation (@tayvisnation) January 27, 2025 January 26th, 2025 - Conference Playoff Game (at home) ️CHIEFS WON! Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025 While the mystery has yet to be solved, McConaughy and Woody will be sharing some brotherly time together, as the veteran actors will be appearing in the upcoming TV series, Brother From Another Mother. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 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 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 13 Apr. 2025.

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