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Recent Examples of matronly
Transforming the elegant British, non-Jewish actress into the matronly prime minister required prosthetics for the cheeks, chin, nose and neck, plus contact lenses and a wig.
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Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
They were often greeted with a hug from the matronly owner.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
The matronly Mavis, everyday elegant in delectable period style (costumes are by Brenda Abbandandolo), is bigoted, complicated and startlingly wise about life.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 5 May 2023
Tomlin and Field felt a bit differently about their more matronly garb.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023
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Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
They were often greeted with a hug from the matronly owner.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
The matronly Mavis, everyday elegant in delectable period style (costumes are by Brenda Abbandandolo), is bigoted, complicated and startlingly wise about life.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 5 May 2023
Tomlin and Field felt a bit differently about their more matronly garb.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matronly
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Since then, the side known as Las Blancas — the feminine form of the men’s team’s Los Blancos nickname derived from their all-white kit — have been Champions League regulars but never challenged Barcelona’s domestic dominance.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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My feminine ideal is my mom, who doesn’t have all the curves.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While fully grown female tortoises of the species can weigh upward of 250 lbs., the babies currently only weigh about 70 to 80 grams.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Animal: Cookie Butter, a 2-1/2-year-old, 34-pound, female, Terrier mix.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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From the outset, the premise of Monstress and its tale is a dire one: imagine a 1900s alternative universe controlled by a cruel matriarchal society in Asia.—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The book follows Tom’s moral development, guided by three matriarchal fairies—with political and scientific asides—and the whole can be read as an allegory for the moral principles inhering in evolutionary processes.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Matronly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matronly. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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