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also forbear
as in ancestor
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
his forebears came to America on the Mayflower
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Recent Examples of forebear
Or perhaps Nadella is just craftier than his forebears.
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
His forebears fought the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
In the 2021 Aria collection celebrating Gucci’s 100-year anniversary, Alessandro Michele checked his forebear’s list not once but twice, with his-and-hers versions.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Thus, the adaptation is a dialogue-heavy film (and not only by comparison with its silent forebear, which indeed has dialogue, in the form of intertitles) and a sluggish, lugubrious one.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
His forebears fought the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
In the 2021 Aria collection celebrating Gucci’s 100-year anniversary, Alessandro Michele checked his forebear’s list not once but twice, with his-and-hers versions.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Thus, the adaptation is a dialogue-heavy film (and not only by comparison with its silent forebear, which indeed has dialogue, in the form of intertitles) and a sluggish, lugubrious one.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forebear
Noun
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Franklin’s immediate ancestors grew up in a world where the fear of witchcraft led to tragic consequences.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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An Africa that would leave our ancestors speechless, unable to comprehend the magnitude of our joy and freedom.—
Laurel Dalrymple,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Janice had moved her young family there after Combs’ father Melvin was murdered in 1972.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
9 Jan. 2025
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Klint Kubiak, Saints offensive coordinator Stefanski worked with both Kubiak and Kubiak’s father, Gary, in Minnesota.—
Zac Jackson,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Inside of the garage was the 1966 Triumph Tiger Cub motorcycle that his grandfather had left him as a memento.—
Gavin Feek,
Outside Online,
13 Jan. 2025
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In her personal life, Nona is the mother of at least one child, a son named Nolan Pentz, whose middle name is shared with his famous grandfather.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Forebear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forebear. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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