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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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In October 1974, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre birthed Leatherface, arguably the granddaddy of all celluloid slashers, and radically altered the landscape of horror cinema forevermore.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
While Disney is the granddaddy of all movie licensors, rated the number one top global brand licensing company by License Global bringing in some $62 million last year, NBCUniversal is a few steps behind, ranked as the number six biggest licensing generator.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Then there was the granddaddy of them all, two decades of recurrent inflationary peaks from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s that encompassed price pressures from the 1960s economic expansion and the oil price shocks of the 1970s.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Even without changing a single character of code in the sacred Bitcoin software, the granddaddy of all blockchains is still attracting more attention than ever.
—Nimrod Lehavi, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
While Disney is the granddaddy of all movie licensors, rated the number one top global brand licensing company by License Global bringing in some $62 million last year, NBCUniversal is a few steps behind, ranked as the number six biggest licensing generator.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Then there was the granddaddy of them all, two decades of recurrent inflationary peaks from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s that encompassed price pressures from the 1960s economic expansion and the oil price shocks of the 1970s.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Even without changing a single character of code in the sacred Bitcoin software, the granddaddy of all blockchains is still attracting more attention than ever.
—Nimrod Lehavi, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Now, Hall is helping safeguard the legacy of his ancestors—and redefining generational wealth in the process.Sofia Perez, Saveur, 21 Nov. 2024
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Fleshing out the ensemble cast of characters are Keiran Atreides (Chris Mason), an ancestor of Paul Atreides; the emperor's wife Natalya (Jodhi May); and Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel), a mysterious soldier with a shocking revelation about a trip to Arrakis.Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Embrace change, become a forerunner and refuse to let emotional interference deter productivity.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Some Latin American nations are now even forerunners in the global struggle for LGBT equality.Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 11 Jan. 2016
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Yet running the National is a job that has taxed her six predecessors—all of them white men, four of them educated at Cambridge.Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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Thanks to Total Harmonic Distortion Compensation, the iFi GO link Max delivers a purer and less distorted sound than its predecessor.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Granddaddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granddaddy. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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