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brotherhood

[bruhth-er-hood] / ˈbrʌð ərˌhʊd /


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It forms brotherhood through both misery and joy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Branches were draped with colourful ribbons and ritual wreaths, while bonfires blazed high, ready for the military brotherhood to gather around them.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

We have like a brotherhood and a friendship in real life.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

There’s so much decorum among judges, this infamous brotherhood of the robe, that keeps them from directly criticizing one another.

From Slate May 18, 2026

I have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors together, irrespective of their color.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

The ceremonies see brotherhoods of “nazarenos,” or penitents, with tall conical hats, monkish robes and hoods carrying or escorting the magnificent carriages through ancient streets of cities and towns nationwide.

From Seattle Times Mar. 31, 2023

The leaders of Senegal’s influential Muslim brotherhoods on Sunday urged protesters to show restraint in the days ahead.

From Washington Times Mar. 8, 2021

Jia Zhangke takes an empathetic look at criminal brotherhoods in China in his new gangster film Ash Is Purest White.

From Slate Apr. 4, 2019

Different colors — white, purple, red — are associated with different brotherhoods, religious groups for laypeople that meet year-round and are a large part of Semana Santa processions.

From Washington Post Mar. 21, 2016

He spake of the cults of the forest demons, whose wails could be heard in the bush when the brotherhoods met in convocation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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