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also grandaddy
as in ancestor
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
the granddaddy of all English mystery novels
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Recent Examples of granddaddy
Blues was considered fusty, old granddaddy music, but a new generation of young Austin artists and fans became enamored with the sound.
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Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
Barb brings them together to offer what is, essentially, the granddaddy of corporate mergers.
—Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Fun factoid: Not even the granddaddy of the genre, Star Trek, did all that well in its original run on the evening in the late 1960s.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Then there was the granddaddy of them all, in 2017, when the Browns played 16 games and lost all of them, which translated to no winning percentage at all: .000.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
Barb brings them together to offer what is, essentially, the granddaddy of corporate mergers.
—Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Fun factoid: Not even the granddaddy of the genre, Star Trek, did all that well in its original run on the evening in the late 1960s.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Then there was the granddaddy of them all, in 2017, when the Browns played 16 games and lost all of them, which translated to no winning percentage at all: .000.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granddaddy
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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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This is all mirrored by wordless sequences depicting the Simpson family’s prehistoric ancestors, rendered in an entirely different animation style that calls to mind cave etchings, as well as primordial Simpsons designs.Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Its Shakti 360 Leti was the forerunner for luxury experiential travel more than 16 years ago, and in the wake of that lodge’s closure (and stone-by-stone dismantling), the new Shakti Prana in Kumaon will continue that evolution.Ann Abel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Now unified under a mainstream banner, the genre has become a forerunner of popular music.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
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The attack—followed by accusations of intelligence failures—was a humiliation for Modi, who had cast himself as a more aggressive protector of India than his predecessors.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ultra-Chron Carbon: Innovative Carbon Case Construction The latest iteration in the Ultra-Chron lineage, the Ultra-Chron Carbon, combines the heritage of its predecessors with cutting-edge materials and manufacturing techniques.Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Granddaddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granddaddy. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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