fairy godmother

Definition of fairy godmothernext
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 Thanks to a thorough re-evaluation in the latter part of the twentieth century, Wollstonecraft is recast as the fairy godmother of modern feminism. Literary Hub, 5 June 2026 But the fairy godmother’s spell wore off early in Game 6, which was just 62 seconds old when Vegas went ahead to stay. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026 Your future Cinderella, brought to you by Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell instead of a fairy godmother. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 May 2026 Storybook performances are the heartbeat of March Madness, but unlike the actual Cinderella, college basketball teams with aspirations to make a splash in the Big Dance don’t have fairy godmothers to cover the costs of running a basketball program. Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fairy godmother
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Noun
  • Trump has said that the ballroom would be funded by private donations, with corporations like Comcast and Amazon among the donors covering the costs.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Last year’s efforts drew more than 130,000 unique donors, according to Jones, with the majority of their gifts falling under $100.
    James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Contributors can transfer stock to the Treasury, which will then invest the funds into accounts in line with the donator’s guidelines.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 July 2026
  • That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026

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“Fairy godmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20godmother. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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