as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Theodor Herzl is often credited as the founding father of modern Zionism
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Recent Examples of founding father
According to the National Endowment for the Humanities, the project will include 250 life-sized statues of public figures including the founding fathers, musician Johnny Cash, chef Julia Child, basketball star Kobe Bryant, and boxer Muhammad Ali.
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Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
This is what the founding fathers envisioned all those years ago.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Wonder Woman, a founding father and a bald eagle — those are just a few of the outfits attendees donned at a World Cup watch party in Kansas City’s Power & Light District on Friday.
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
Really, people, is this what our founding fathers envisioned for our 250th anniversary at the People’s House?
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
This is what the founding fathers envisioned all those years ago.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Wonder Woman, a founding father and a bald eagle — those are just a few of the outfits attendees donned at a World Cup watch party in Kansas City’s Power & Light District on Friday.
—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
Really, people, is this what our founding fathers envisioned for our 250th anniversary at the People’s House?
—
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for founding father
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Another room is dedicated to the founder of California’s mission system, Father Junípero Serra.
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Other guests in attendance include AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron, Steven Spielberg, Bob Iger, Dana Walden, Universal Music Group chairman Lucian Grainge, Republic Records founders Monte and Avery Lipman and Swift’s longtime tour promoter Louie Messina.
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Since his 2021 deal with the network, Sheridan has become a top creator at the studio with the Yellowstone universe and shows like Landman, Lioness and Tulsa King.
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More than a decade after installing the sculpture, Pinky’s creator shares his story.
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The news of the arrest caught the attention of the family of Amy McHale, a woman who was once married to Horsch’s father and disappeared nearly 10 years ago.
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Her oldest sister, Sonia Gonzalez, said Gonzalez reminds her a lot of their father, who reinvented himself many times over the years.
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“Founding father.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding%20father. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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