as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money
the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy
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Recent Examples of sugar daddy
While enduring a painfully awkward shiva, aimless college undergrad Danielle comes face to face with her accomplished ex-girlfriend and unexpectedly crosses paths with her own secret sugar daddy, who arrives with his non-Jewish wife and baby in tow.
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James Mercadante and Kelsie Calderon, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2023
Created in his parents’ basement—with an equally great live version filmed in their cluttered garage—the track includes raps about not being able to compete with a lover’s sugar daddy.
—Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
College football is about money now, and his school doesn’t have sugar daddies to cover $86-million buyouts.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Might she be reconciled with the party’s host and her former sugar daddy?
—Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
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James Mercadante and Kelsie Calderon, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2023
Created in his parents’ basement—with an equally great live version filmed in their cluttered garage—the track includes raps about not being able to compete with a lover’s sugar daddy.
—Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
College football is about money now, and his school doesn’t have sugar daddies to cover $86-million buyouts.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Might she be reconciled with the party’s host and her former sugar daddy?
—Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
See all Example Sentences for sugar daddy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugar daddy
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President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated Frank Bisignano, a GOP donor and CEO of fintech and payments firm Fiserv, to the role.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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For Pisano’s procedure earlier this year, the NYU team used a donor pig with a single genetic edit—a gene knockout to eliminate alpha-gal sugar on the surface of the pigs’ cells.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 19 July 2024
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As of Friday, donators had raised more than $7,500 to financially help the baby's parents.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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Alas, people have stopped believing in fairy godmothers, forcing the Motherland to transfer its workers into the Tooth Fairy realm.Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Royal Enfield is the fairy godmother of motorcycling.New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Sugar daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugar%20daddy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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