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
What Undue Medical Debt Is Doing Lately, the small nonprofit Undue Medical Debt has become a fairy godmother for some with medical debt.
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Next Avenue, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
There’s no fairy godmother to be found in Blichfeldt’s telling, as both Elivra and Agnes (played by Thea Sofie Loch Næss, a more conventionally attractive Scandinavian stunner) go about their transformations in creative new ways.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The women of the sewing circle volunteer to be her fairy godmothers to turn it into the dress of her dreams.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Filled with Disney Easter eggs referencing everything from Cinderella to Sleeping Beauty, Godmothered extends the Christmas spirit canon to the enchanted Motherland, where fairy godmothers are created and work their magic for humans.
—Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Next Avenue, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
There’s no fairy godmother to be found in Blichfeldt’s telling, as both Elivra and Agnes (played by Thea Sofie Loch Næss, a more conventionally attractive Scandinavian stunner) go about their transformations in creative new ways.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The women of the sewing circle volunteer to be her fairy godmothers to turn it into the dress of her dreams.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Filled with Disney Easter eggs referencing everything from Cinderella to Sleeping Beauty, Godmothered extends the Christmas spirit canon to the enchanted Motherland, where fairy godmothers are created and work their magic for humans.
—Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy godmother
Noun
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Unless your donor is a twin, their HLA markers will be different from yours.3 Before a stem cell transplant, healthcare providers check your cells' compatibility with the donor cells.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
2 May 2025
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The proposals, which are in the early stages of discussion and are far from certain to be adopted, would amount to one of the biggest overhauls of the U.N., which has been upended by funding cuts from its biggest donor, the United States, under President Trump’s administration.—
Jamey Keaten and Farnoushi Amiri,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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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 7 May. 2025.
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