avuncular
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Here is the quintessential Westerner about to transform himself from Honest Abe the rail-splitter into Father Abraham, the avuncular statesman capable of handling the looming crisis over disunion and slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Ayoub, now a portly scriptwriter with an avuncular smile, weighed a mere 66 pounds during the siege.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2025
The avuncular host has joked that he spent 40 years doing “a part-time job pretending it was full-time,” given how the show’s shooting schedule has allowed him to tape several episodes at a time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
With his political lineage and avuncular, scholarly image, Mr Lee is generally well-liked by Singaporeans.
From BBC • May 14, 2024
“Well, that’s ridiculous,” he said, flashing an avuncular grin that I suspected was generated by whatever diplomacy software he was running.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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