as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money
when it came time for the girl to go to college, Aunt Edna once again proved to be a reliable fairy godmother
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Recent Examples of fairy godmother
Lynn, forty years after Rock in Rio, was still my fairy godmother.
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Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
That’s the throughline that will let Kalema continue his journey, not the fairy godmother.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
And with that, the modern Cinderella story continues—proving that sometimes, magic is less about fairy godmothers and more about persistence, pivots, and the courage to start building your own AI Agent.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Hoosiers didn’t go from 3-9 in 2023 to the top of the world on Monday with the help of a fairy godmother or magic pixie dust.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for fairy godmother
Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
That’s the throughline that will let Kalema continue his journey, not the fairy godmother.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
And with that, the modern Cinderella story continues—proving that sometimes, magic is less about fairy godmothers and more about persistence, pivots, and the courage to start building your own AI Agent.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Hoosiers didn’t go from 3-9 in 2023 to the top of the world on Monday with the help of a fairy godmother or magic pixie dust.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for fairy godmother
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy godmother
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This story was produced with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and donors in South Florida’s Jewish and Muslim communities, including Khalid and Diana Mirza and the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Foundation, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Counter to the stereotype of the auctioneer as dry, monotone and more often than not male, Fenet learned about 10 years into her two-decade-plus career that harnessing her affable personality and sense of humor would encourage donors to open their wallets wider.—
Scarlett Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.—
Annika Bahnsen,
Orange County Register,
19 July 2024
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“Fairy godmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20godmother. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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