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Margaret is there in her warm and cozy motherly role.
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Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Goodspeed audiences saw how smartly McLane put her stamp on Rose, finding a motherly heart and soul that lingered through the whole show (whereas Merman was Merman, waiting to uncork a brassy finish).
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
Chloé’s story, accompanied by nearly subliminal youth flashbacks, benefits from implicating Judith’s own motherly concern.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Aug. 2024
Brown did all of the regular motherly things to help Hester get there.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2024
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Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Goodspeed audiences saw how smartly McLane put her stamp on Rose, finding a motherly heart and soul that lingered through the whole show (whereas Merman was Merman, waiting to uncork a brassy finish).
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
Chloé’s story, accompanied by nearly subliminal youth flashbacks, benefits from implicating Judith’s own motherly concern.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Aug. 2024
Brown did all of the regular motherly things to help Hester get there.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2024
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“Motherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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