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as in dad
a male human parent
the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons
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as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Sir Isaac Newton is regarded by many as the father of modern science
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as in grandfather
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
our fathers founded this nation on the fundamental belief that no person is entitled to rule by divine right
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as in Lord
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
let us ask humbly for the blessings of our Father in heaven
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Recent Examples of father
Michael Kugelman, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
Mufasa has a fear of water and drowning, and Taka carries insecurity around living up to his father’s expectations.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
During his lifetime, Ringo fathered five male pups and one female pup, Leia, who was born in 2022 and still lives at the Milwaukee zoo.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Marcos' son was elected president following a campaign that deployed revisionism and misinformation to deny his father's repressive rule.
—Michael Kugelman, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
Mufasa has a fear of water and drowning, and Taka carries insecurity around living up to his father’s expectations.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
Jeffs fathered more than 60 children from 78 spouses.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
During his lifetime, Ringo fathered five male pups and one female pup, Leia, who was born in 2022 and still lives at the Milwaukee zoo.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for father
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And just trying to figure out if my dad could have walked out of there, like, putting myself in my dad’s shoes.Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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My dad has Lewy body [dementia] and Parkinson’s, Brett’s dad has Parkinson’s.Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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One of the most important aspects of Founders, Inc. is the rich community that aspiring founders have access to.William Mullane, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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David Lat, founder of the legal news site Above the Law, speculated that Trump’s 2024 campaign strategy may have intentionally avoided details about possible judicial appointments.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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Coincidentally, his maternal grandfather had been a groundskeeper on John D. Rockefeller’s nearby estate, Kykuit.Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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In a gallery on TikTok, Katelynn Oxley shared images from Google Earth showing her late grandfather teaching her how to play softball in 2012.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Both evolve over time, allowing an ancestral tongue like Latin to sire diverse descendants — Spanish, French, Romanian — that are more closely related to each other than to, say, Korean.Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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And Otis may have sired many bears at the Brooks River, Bruce says, although scientists can’t say that for sure.Erin Donaghue, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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My daughter was super psyched that daddy was going to be nice to me on screen.Brianne Tracy, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Feedback concerning the project has been fiery: Think 27-hour-long county board meetings, dissenters showing up in Civil War garb and even a letter of opposition from No. 1 history daddy Ken Burns.Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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It’s being adapted for TV by The Bear creator Christopher Storer.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Justice’s production banner also has in the works a PBS kids education show, a deal with MGM Alternative, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, and other unspecified film and TV projects. Justice as a comedy writer, actor and content creator has around 9 million fans across social media platforms.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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In another ironic twist, Kayce sells it for the ridiculously low price of $1.25 an acre, the original price his ancestors paid.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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Hunting is usually instinctual behavior for cats, inherited from their wild ancestors, and while most domestic cats are pro hunters, others back off from this duty or kill prey and then leave it without eating it.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Almost a decade later, and the desire to prevent the resultant impact on women’s careers, confidence and mental health has spawned copious research, revealing that over 54,000 pregnant women a year lose their job and 390,000 working mums experience negative treatment from their employers.Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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And frankly, there are too many of them now — the OG Swifties sold the Eras experience too well and new ones are spawning at record rates.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Father.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/father. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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