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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
Matt Schooley, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Children may not resemble either parent, leading to a parent being mistaken for a nanny (with mothers) or a mentor (with fathers) when in public.
—Geoffrey Greif, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2026
And the people who participated in those recording sessions are the mothers and fathers of country music.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The debacle results in an exploration of fathers and sons, male friendship and rivalry and the challenges of parenting in a burning world.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Smith and Parker both say that the season is ultimately the story of fathers and sons, like Egg and Maekar, Dunk and Ser Arlan, etc.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 June 2026
According to a 2011 paper from University of Notre Dame professor Lee Gettler, part of the largest study on fatherhood and testosterone ever conducted, men averaged around a 25% drop in testosterone after becoming fathers.
—Keith Wagstaff, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Ferguson and his husband, producer Justin Mikita, are fathers to sons Beckett, 5, and Sullivan (Sully), 3.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 June 2026
Meier also found that mothers accused of parental alienation after reporting abuse were almost twice as likely to lose custody, and were disproportionately losing custody compared to fathers.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
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Blair Miller and Johnathon Bobbitt-Miller, the adoptive fathers of Harmony's brother Jamison, shared a statement following the Supreme Court's decision.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Children may not resemble either parent, leading to a parent being mistaken for a nanny (with mothers) or a mentor (with fathers) when in public.
—Geoffrey Greif, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2026
And the people who participated in those recording sessions are the mothers and fathers of country music.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The debacle results in an exploration of fathers and sons, male friendship and rivalry and the challenges of parenting in a burning world.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Smith and Parker both say that the season is ultimately the story of fathers and sons, like Egg and Maekar, Dunk and Ser Arlan, etc.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 June 2026
According to a 2011 paper from University of Notre Dame professor Lee Gettler, part of the largest study on fatherhood and testosterone ever conducted, men averaged around a 25% drop in testosterone after becoming fathers.
—Keith Wagstaff, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Ferguson and his husband, producer Justin Mikita, are fathers to sons Beckett, 5, and Sullivan (Sully), 3.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 June 2026
Meier also found that mothers accused of parental alienation after reporting abuse were almost twice as likely to lose custody, and were disproportionately losing custody compared to fathers.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathers
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While a small decline can be adaptive, dads face mental health risks when their testosterone drops too low.—
Keith Wagstaff,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Chamelo Dusk Classic smart sunglasses These lightweight sunglasses are perfect for techie dads who love gadgets and gizmos.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
9 June 2026
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As demand grew, so did inventory limits and quality-control concerns, pushing the founders to bring production in-house.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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The early republic, shaped by founders who were themselves largely religious, still chose inclusive language to describe the American people as the nation was finding its footing.—
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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One of my grandfathers was born to Greek immigrants from a village in the mountains above Sparta, the other to Jewish immigrants from what is now Belarus.—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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Opponents hope to negotiate a compromise that grandfathers in existing applicants.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2026
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But one of the hardest yet most common lessons investors learn is that strength often begets more strength.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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And rhetoric, it could be said, begets more rhetoric.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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One of the world’s most famous baby daddies is getting a Netflix docuseries to chronicle his hectic life.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
13 May 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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The performance was introduced by The Book of Mormon creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone (South Park) and double EGOT winner Robert Lopez, who cowrote the popular Broadway production together.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Marginal is partnering with the film’s creators, Ash T and Johnny Rey Diaz, to continue its festival run, and developing it for a longer-form treatment.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Our ancestors’ genomes were built through successive waves of gene transfers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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Drawing on generations of Chinatown family lore and silences, See turns China City’s vanished streets and her ancestors’ immigrant gambles into a historical fiction layered with stories of survival and belonging.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The Lifeform spawns from a black, bacterial mold that infests the yellow wallpaper and moist carpets.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The coupling that El Niño spawns between the atmosphere and the warmer water along the Equator tends to create sinking winds over the Atlantic that disrupt cloud formations that could otherwise become hurricanes.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Fathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathers. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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