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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
Jason Jones, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Flying Mohawk This horse was sired by Karakontie, a Mohawk word that roughly translates to flying sun burning across the sky.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Second in the 2025 Blue Grass Stakes Fun Fact: Medaglia d’Oro, East Avenue’s sire, raced in all three Triple Crown races in 2002, finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby, eighth in the Preakness and second in the Belmont.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 2 May 2025
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Verb
He was sired by American Pharoah, who won the Triple Crown in 2015.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Flying Mohawk This horse was sired by Karakontie, a Mohawk word that roughly translates to flying sun burning across the sky.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
The bay colt’s sire is Curlin, a back-to-back Horse of the Year (2007-08) who retired as the highest money earner in North America.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Second in the 2025 Blue Grass Stakes Fun Fact: Medaglia d’Oro, East Avenue’s sire, raced in all three Triple Crown races in 2002, finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby, eighth in the Preakness and second in the Belmont.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sire
Verb
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When audiences come to her stand-up shows, well, that’s what she’s always wanted, and the work is begetting fans who want to see more work.—
Anna Peele,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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Over time, such selectivity begets judicial overreach and erodes public trust in the impartiality of judicial decisionmaking.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
Noun
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In June 2022, Farmer spoke about parenting on an episode of First Class Fatherhood, a podcast focused on dads and fatherhood.—
Kait Hanson,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Frank was a working dad who was struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts at the time.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The organization, 1000 Libraries, began as a blog and has since grown into a global community of book lovers who share travel tips and destination guides, said founder Vincent Phan.—
Kaela Ling,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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AgTech founder Julia Somerdin nearly closed her company in 2022.—
Vickie Chachere,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Her husband, Richard Larson, was determined to not have fathered the child.—
Mike Stunson
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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In April 1975, during the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, there were some 3,000 babies in the country that had been fathered by U.S. servicemen.—
Jim Axelrod
June 9,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Could this song also be about our sky daddy, a.k.a.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
11 July 2025
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My daddy always told me the first thing a baseball player has to lose is his fear of the baseball.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Pro wrestling content creator Joey Karni pointed out Naomi’s cross-promotional championship record.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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On TikTok, content creators are sharing videos that have racked up millions of views in recent months, complaining of nausea from taking trips in electric vehicles (EVs).—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The show spawned multiple platinum-selling soundtracks, as well as the headlining Best of Both Worlds Tour, which grossed over $54 million.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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Online culture also spawned the emergence of viral memes in the late 1990s.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 July 2025
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From the photo of herself as an adolescent on the cover to the numerous parallels between the biographies of character and author, Ullmann invites her readers to interpret these texts as based on life.—
Nadja Spiegelman,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Sci-fi author Bruce Sterling is a popular multimedia keynote speaker this year, and at many future conferences.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sire. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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