as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Theodor Herzl is often credited as the founding father of modern Zionism
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Recent Examples of founding father
For starters, the Giants and Steelers are close NFL cousins with founding fathers who were among the league’s first guardians.
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
No, January 6 was a day our founding fathers would have been standing shoulder to shoulder with us.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
That’s why our founding fathers entrusted this authority to Congress.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
This is the oldest bar in the city and was once the watering hole for the founding fathers, including George Washington.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
No, January 6 was a day our founding fathers would have been standing shoulder to shoulder with us.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
That’s why our founding fathers entrusted this authority to Congress.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
This is the oldest bar in the city and was once the watering hole for the founding fathers, including George Washington.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for founding father
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Fragrance stacking, also known as layering means mixing scents to create your own custom blend according to Almira Armstrong, founder of Lumira.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Peter Johnson is the founder of Archway Defense, a company that has trained state, local and federal law enforcement in firearms for the past decade.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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While the fifth season of Organized Crime airs on NBC this fall, Meloni is also working on a new show from This Is Us creator Dan Folgelman.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo and Jamie Campbell Bower joined creators Ross and Matt Duffer and executive producer Shawn Levy for a conversation in Hollywood after awards voters were given an early look at the first episode of the new season.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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Boley's father, Jameson Kyle Boley, 40, of Jasper, Alabama, has been charged with felony chemical endangerment of a child and unlawful manufacture of a destructive device, according to Walker County District Court records obtained by Fox News Digital.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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And the father and son eventually fell out.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Founding father.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding%20father. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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