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Recent Examples of wifely
Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her.
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Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 20 June 2019
An even more incendiary interview surfaced online in March, in which Patterson can be heard boasting about having counseled an abused woman, who showed up to church with two black eyes, to submit to domestic violence as her wifely duty.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 June 2018
To play Midge, Brosnahan consulted a stack of vintage Good Housekeeping magazines, clipping articles about wifely deportment.
—Alexis Soloski, idahostatesman, 7 Jan. 2018
Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 20 June 2019
An even more incendiary interview surfaced online in March, in which Patterson can be heard boasting about having counseled an abused woman, who showed up to church with two black eyes, to submit to domestic violence as her wifely duty.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 June 2018
To play Midge, Brosnahan consulted a stack of vintage Good Housekeeping magazines, clipping articles about wifely deportment.
—Alexis Soloski, idahostatesman, 7 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wifely
spousal
Adjective
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In addition to a request for spousal support from Richards, Phypers has requested to confirm as separate a list of assets including cordless and electric power tools, a 2018 Chieftain Dark Horse Indian motorcycle, and a GT500 Shelby sports car.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 July 2025
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If trapped in a situation involving domestic abuse, spousal infidelity, or romantic coercion, any action a woman takes can be justified or understood.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 May 2025
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“Wifely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wifely. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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