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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
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.
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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
No one could tell the clock by him; no one could quote an epigram of his; no one could ever remember his being a friend of their daddy—or even their granddaddy.
—E. L. Doctorow, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Gigi’s One of the granddaddies of Detroit’s LGBTQ+ scene, Gigi’s opened in 1973, just four years after the Stonewall rebellion.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
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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
No one could tell the clock by him; no one could quote an epigram of his; no one could ever remember his being a friend of their daddy—or even their granddaddy.
—E. L. Doctorow, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Gigi’s One of the granddaddies of Detroit’s LGBTQ+ scene, Gigi’s opened in 1973, just four years after the Stonewall rebellion.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granddaddy
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John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough and an ancestor of Winston’s, drew his sword to protect the prince from the panicking crowd, and Samuel Pepys, the celebrated diarist and Royal Navy administrator, witnessed the sinking.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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How brujas use spirituality to honor the ancestors on Día de Muertos.Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Being a forerunner in your circle will put you in a good position and enable you to quickly field new possibilities, offering advantages.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Lilly developed its forerunner more than 30 years prior, according to reporting from FiercePharma. Market pricing for prescription drugs creates the incentives that perpetuate this cycle of innovation.Sally Pipes, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Beyond that, the M4 Pro Mac mini was (unsurprisingly) leaps and bounds beyond its M2 Pro predecessor in every test.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Like its predecessor, the game draws from elements of African folklore and spiritual beliefs.Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Granddaddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granddaddy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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