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as in dads
a male human parent
the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons
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as in founders
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Sir Isaac Newton is regarded by many as the father of modern science
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as in grandfathers
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
our fathers founded this nation on the fundamental belief that no person is entitled to rule by divine right
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as in sires
to become the father of
Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered
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Recent Examples of fathers
Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
So, to help fathers and other male caregivers feel more comfortable sharing their experiences, some Parent Cafes this year will be facilitated by male hosts, a recent news release from the health department said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The two bonded over Crane’s adoration of the 1930s fictional detective Nero Wolfe and the formative subject of their fathers.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Our Revolutionary fathers were influenced by the Bible, particularly as Scripture was interpreted through British common law.
—James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Tisch and John Mara have functioned as the Giants franchise’s controlling owners for their respective families since the passing of their fathers, Bob Tisch and Wellington Mara, in 2005.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
While the meetups are filled with fun and excitement, one of the main goals is to address the literacy crisis and reducing the isolation some fathers feel.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Studies show that women’s earnings fall after having children while men see their wages increase after becoming fathers.
—Alexandra Olson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
As is practically a rite of passage for fathers, Andrew McCarthy got roasted by his son.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
At this, the two strangers returned to a parallel silence for the rest of the flight, both of them thinking about their fathers while trying to think of something else.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
So, to help fathers and other male caregivers feel more comfortable sharing their experiences, some Parent Cafes this year will be facilitated by male hosts, a recent news release from the health department said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The two bonded over Crane’s adoration of the 1930s fictional detective Nero Wolfe and the formative subject of their fathers.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Our Revolutionary fathers were influenced by the Bible, particularly as Scripture was interpreted through British common law.
—James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Tisch and John Mara have functioned as the Giants franchise’s controlling owners for their respective families since the passing of their fathers, Bob Tisch and Wellington Mara, in 2005.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
While the meetups are filled with fun and excitement, one of the main goals is to address the literacy crisis and reducing the isolation some fathers feel.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Studies show that women’s earnings fall after having children while men see their wages increase after becoming fathers.
—Alexandra Olson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
As is practically a rite of passage for fathers, Andrew McCarthy got roasted by his son.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathers
Noun
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Besides, why don’t dads ever get labeled?—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
2 Apr. 2026
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The dads and sons hustled to a nearby dirt patch.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The founders, who included Altman, Sutskever, Brockman, and Elon Musk, asserted that artificial intelligence could be the most powerful, and potentially dangerous, invention in human history, and that perhaps, given the existential risk, an unusual corporate structure would be required.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Augusta National's co-founders, Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts, agreed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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College-age amateurs competing alongside former champions old enough to be their grandfathers is a longstanding Masters tradition.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Robert Pelot, the owner of Pelot’s Rexall Pharmacy, said it’s been in his family since one of his great-grandfathers moved to the Bradenton area from Indiana in the late 1800s.—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The options are vast, ranging from Rita Ora vamping on one station and drunk gay daddies being spotlighted on another.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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Some people's mommies and daddies really, really struggle with money, and that is not something to ever make fun of somebody for.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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State officials have a chance to signal that California is serious about keeping job creators here, not driving them out.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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However, advanced-level creators who want to edit Raw images in a desktop app will want to use a correction profile to remove the barrel distortion the zoom shows at wide angles.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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The find provides the first direct fossil evidence that early mammal ancestors laid eggs.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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But did the earliest ancestors of mammals also reproduce through eggs?—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2026
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It was never supposed to be a character study about how trauma begets trauma.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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Magalon and Santiago link lower budgets to more artistic freedom, which begets better films.—
Barry Levitt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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But reading the profile of Mohamad Eisa and Yolka Gessen left me with a kind of dread, the kind that comes when a spin-off from a hit show spawns a spin-off of its own, promising/threatening hundreds of new hours of content to keep up with.—
Jessa Crispin,
Air Mail,
24 Jan. 2026
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At the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Nadella sat for a conversation with the Forum’s interim co-chair, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, explaining that if AI growth spawns solely from investment, then that could be signs of a bubble.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Fathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathers. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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