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
Burnett, functioning as a sort of fairy godmother from comedy history, runs into her there and offers a pep talk.
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 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 relationships of House of McQueen’s hero to his mother (Emily Skinner) and his early disciple, patron, and confidante, the great fashion-world fairy godmother Isabella Blow (Catherine LeFrere), are sketched with similar thinness.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Image These stories follow age-old templates — the fairy godmother, the gentle giant, the golem that breaks its master’s control.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 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 relationships of House of McQueen’s hero to his mother (Emily Skinner) and his early disciple, patron, and confidante, the great fashion-world fairy godmother Isabella Blow (Catherine LeFrere), are sketched with similar thinness.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Image These stories follow age-old templates — the fairy godmother, the gentle giant, the golem that breaks its master’s control.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy godmother
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Find this story at Iowa Capital Dispatch, which is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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The church says the $7 million project would be mostly donor-funded, though Neighbors said the cost may have gone up since his initial estimate.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Jan. 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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