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Recent Examples of godfather
The sons also took Murdaugh’s advice to hire attorney Cory Fleming to be executor of their mother’s estate without telling them Fleming was a longtime friend, old college roommate and godfather to at least one of Murdaugh’s sons.
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Jeffrey Collins, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2021
Hawkins, godfather to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, took teammates to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum whenever in Kansas City, decades before MLB officially recognized the leagues.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2021
Now Leroy could be dad first and coach second, while Lewis could be coach first and godfather second.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2020
Hosted by Sean, 44, the two-part documentary about his dad — who was tragically murdered outside his New York City apartment on Dec.8, 1980 — also features memories from his elder brother, Julian Lennon, and godfather Elton John.
—Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2020
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Jeffrey Collins, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2021
Hawkins, godfather to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, took teammates to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum whenever in Kansas City, decades before MLB officially recognized the leagues.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2021
Now Leroy could be dad first and coach second, while Lewis could be coach first and godfather second.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2020
Hosted by Sean, 44, the two-part documentary about his dad — who was tragically murdered outside his New York City apartment on Dec.8, 1980 — also features memories from his elder brother, Julian Lennon, and godfather Elton John.
—Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godfather
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Nicole plays a seventies-era, punk-Vivienne Westwood type who mentors my character.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Aunt Lydia instructs Agnes to mentor Daisy — and that’s when the cracks within a key segment of Gilead start to form.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Boomer said he’s been working heavily with the coaching staff to perfect his form ahead of his final college season.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday, Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers suggested his head-coaching days with Milwaukee could be coming to an end.—
James Jackson,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The actors seem tuned to one another like musicians in an orchestra, and Romvari guides them through performances that feel neither overplayed or understated.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The newsletter aims to provide up-to-date information to guide plant care for the Chicago area, especially pest and disease control.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Collins became the first woman to command a spaceflight after having already become the first woman to pilot a mission on her first trip to space in 1995.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Formed in partnership with Dr Clare Daly, a director in educational psychology at the University of Strathclyde, Motherwell are the first club to pilot the service.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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One third of Ireland’s gas stations are without supply, police are escorting convoys of oil trucks, and several of the country’s highways remain closed amid protests over rising fuel prices caused by the war in the Middle East.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Natasha Lyonne is continuing to call out those who escorted her off a plane Tuesday night after a red-eye flight incident following the Euphoria season 3 premiere.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Auriemma has, on occasion, counseled Hurley, which made this role reversal so ironic.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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In its recent decision, the court has sided with a Colorado Christian therapist who argued that her right to free speech entitles her to counsel adolescents toward heterosexuality.—
Donna Lamb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Those claims alleged that companies had engineered products to be more addictive; for example, by adding chemicals to speed and intensify nicotine delivery to the brain and to ease inhalation, so that smokers would become unable to quit.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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What was more of a challenge than engineering the chip itself was figuring out the details of actually making the chip project images and videos.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Godfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godfather. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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