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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
This is the granddaddy of biases in the business world.
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Jj Rosen, The Tennessean, 24 July 2025
Bonilla has the granddaddy of all deferred deals, and July 1 is his biggest day of the year.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
He's won the Indy 500 (still considered the granddaddy of the Indy series) back-to-back, in 2023 and 2024.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 15 June 2025
The Next Chapter will live together under one roof, and face news stunts and challenges and a twisted game of social strategy a la CBS granddaddy Survivor.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Jj Rosen, The Tennessean, 24 July 2025
Bonilla has the granddaddy of all deferred deals, and July 1 is his biggest day of the year.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
He's won the Indy 500 (still considered the granddaddy of the Indy series) back-to-back, in 2023 and 2024.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 15 June 2025
The Next Chapter will live together under one roof, and face news stunts and challenges and a twisted game of social strategy a la CBS granddaddy Survivor.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granddaddy
Noun
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In 2024, some 75 representatives gathered in Pegli, near Genoa, their ancestors’ home.—
Miquel Ros,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Dogs’ tendency to chase or bark at cats often stems from their natural prey drive, a leftover instinct from their wild ancestors.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Compared to their forerunners in the tsarist era, with their party congresses held abroad, their executive committees, and their active recruitment in imperial Russia’s universities, Soviet dissidents remained a comparatively small and informal conglomeration of activists.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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The event turned out to be a forerunner to the UN Earth Summit.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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This was a stark contrast to the house’s recent collections by Lagerfeld’s predecessor, Virginie Viard, who played things very safe and conservative.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
8 Oct. 2025
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In doing so, Piccioli subtly weaves in his own creative quirks, while winking (from behind dark glasses) at his predecessor — a way of not entirely unsettling the clientele won over during the previous decade.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Granddaddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granddaddy. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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