patriarchal
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Not only has Gyllenhaal taken the reins from cinema’s patriarchal collective, but she’s implemented a distinctly feminine gaze, as complex and fascinating as the social implications tucked away between the lines of Shelley’s original text.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
"It is a way of asserting women's place in a world and a system that remains deeply patriarchal," stressed Centeno, an expert in non-verbal communication.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
This is a self-aware martyr, assertive and vulnerable, manipulated by shadowy patriarchal forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
As in “Blue Bloods,” there is family to spare, though the patriarchal thrust of the parent series here becomes matriarchal.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
She clearly wants to try to determine her own identity in an agentic manner versus accepting one that’s forced upon her by a patriarchal society.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
Vocabulary lists containing patriarchal
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The Roman Republic, Lessons 3–4
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