forebearers

plural of forebearer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forebearers
Noun
  • In 2024, some 75 representatives gathered in Pegli, near Genoa, their ancestors’ home.
    Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This season opens a portal for honoring ancestors, embracing transformation, and connecting to the unseen.
    Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both of his grandfathers died in mine accidents.
    The Conversation, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Now a young man, he's recently started a new chapter as an Army private first class and plans to follow in his father's and grandfathers’ military footsteps.
    Susan Young, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her Founders were fathers, and mothers, too.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Ninety-five percent of the women studied were white women living in the United States, and researchers did not factor in any information provided by the fathers.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Forebearers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forebearers. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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