1
as in dad
a male human parent
his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer
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2
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 Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Drake also claimed one of Lamar’s kids was actually sired by Lamar’s business partner.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Curlin is the leading sire of Breeders’ Cup winners.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Both Citizen Bull and $3.2 million yearling purchase Barnes were sired by Into Mischief.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Drake also claimed one of Lamar’s kids was actually sired by Lamar’s business partner.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
Bos also ensured Kacey was supervised throughout her heat cycle, making an outside sire highly unlikely.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Curlin is the leading sire of Breeders’ Cup winners.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sire
Verb
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What began as a small Slack channel grew into a constantly humming conversation that begot some hacks that even the most grizzled New Yorkers among us hadn’t known till now.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
9 May 2025
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The same is true, pretty much, of Harold Wallace Ross, who begat The New Yorker.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Noun
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That misconception was the hardest thing for Jordan’s dad, Austin, to understand.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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That’s all this young man, who lost his dad at the Twin Towers in New York City, is asking for.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Arturo Garcia is the CEO and founder of DNAMIC, a premier data services company specializing in transforming healthcare and life sciences.—
Arturo Garcia,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The uncertainty deepened this spring, when founder and longtime owner Bob Gamer died at the age of 86.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Elon Musk's father, Errol, welcomed his two youngest children with his former stepdaughter Comments Like his son Elon Musk, Errol Musk has fathered many children.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Elon Musk has reportedly fathered his 14th child, and people are judging him.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the corner a cluster of daddy longlegs were racing around in a panic.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Carter Michael Gaudreau — same middle name as his daddy.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The influencers and creators in our community play a critical role in this strategy, and much of our highest-performing content is in their voice.—
Billee Howard,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Brunson, the star and creator of Abbott Elementary, returned to host SNL for the second time alongside Benson Boone as the night’s musical guest.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2025
Verb
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The film was based on Stephanie Meyer’s book series of the same name and spawned four additional movies — New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn: Part 1 and Breaking Dawn: Part 2 — that grossed over $3 billion in total, per Variety.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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The first is High Trip Resurgence, which spawns players with a random weapon and introduces Shades, which are effectively powerups giving players Super Speed, no fall damage and other perks.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Last year, the couple hosted a book party for the author Jonathan Haidt, which was attended by Kardashian, John Legend, and Tom Hanks; Weiss moderated the evening’s conversation.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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While the degree of this marginalization differs by country, film festival, award type and executive role, the authors note, women of color face the steepest challenges.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
12 May 2025
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sire. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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