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
With no sugar daddy willing to lend money to countries that have lost the market's faith, there may be no alternative to austerity.
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Menzie D. Chinn, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2012
As the financial sugar daddy of research overseas that created COVID.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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.
—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
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Menzie D. Chinn, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2012
As the financial sugar daddy of research overseas that created COVID.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugar daddy
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Many collectives are nonprofits or structured like other groups that do not have to disclose individual donors, similar to how billions of dollars of political donations flow through nonprofits that don’t have to disclose their donors compared to groups that do.Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Before becoming a Trump donor and adviser, Bessent supported several Democratic causes, including Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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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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The women of the sewing circle volunteer to be her fairy godmothers to turn it into the dress of her dreams.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 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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“Sugar daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugar%20daddy. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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