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as in dad
a male human parent
his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer
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as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art
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Recent Examples of sire
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Before being sued, the Atlanta native was publicly confirmed as siring seven biological children with seven different women, including a son with superstar Ciara.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
23 Mar. 2026
That was Sunday Silence who, thanks to Hancock's tenacity that the horse was worthy, would retire to become one of the greatest sires in the history of thoroughbred breeding in Japan.
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Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Robusta, a Calumet Farm homebred sired by Accelerate, has only a maiden victory from five career starts.
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Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Before being sued, the Atlanta native was publicly confirmed as siring seven biological children with seven different women, including a son with superstar Ciara.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
After a home inspection and orientation, breeder caretakers commit to housing and caring for a female dog (aka dam) for about five years, or six to seven years for a male (sire).
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Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
23 Mar. 2026
That was Sunday Silence who, thanks to Hancock's tenacity that the horse was worthy, would retire to become one of the greatest sires in the history of thoroughbred breeding in Japan.
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Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sire
Verb
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To remain an entertainment capital demands consistent reinvention, the showroom’s neon glow begetting the nightclub’s flashing LEDs and so on and so forth.
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And tech platforms kind of beget a certain confusion, a certain fog, a certain way of seeing the world and consuming media.
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Her family is separated when her dad and brother are sold to another plantation.
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Alek, who’s been to Arrowhead multiple times to watch Kelce in action, remembered a funny interaction between Kelce and his dad during practice.
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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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Wade also fathered another child with a third woman.
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Roughly 10 years earlier, Cleveland—who did not marry until 1886—had fathered a child with Maria Halpin, a widow.
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The super-close twosome had an adorable daddy-daughter dinner date, which delighted the country singer.
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Her Instagram shows mostly Hamrick herself, with an occasional shot of her eighty-two-year-old baby daddy and their towheaded nine-year-old, whose set of lips resembles his father’s.
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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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But that kind of partnership also spawned because of their circumstances both with their alliance and everything that happened afterwards.
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His passing spawned a slew of articles about the secret to extreme longevity.
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During an earnings call in May, Chief Executive Brian Chesky said AI now writes nearly 60% of new code, produced by the company’s engineers.
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For decades, oceans have acted as the planet’s main heat sink, absorbing 90% of the excess heat produced by humans burning fossil fuels.
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sire. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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