godfathered

verb

past tense of godfather
as in accompanied

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godfathered
  1. accompanied
  2. coached
  3. attended
  4. escorted
  5. engineered
  6. guided
  7. taught
  8. led
Verb
  • Meals are accompanied by either a purple stick or sticker and served on a purple tray.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
  • Wind gusts near 30 mph are possible Wednesday, accompanied by cooler temperatures that will drop lows to around 70 degrees through early next week, forecasters say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • Michael Carrick played alongside Rashford and coached him under Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, so the landscape is different than when Ruben Amorim was in charge.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • It should also be noted that Hong previously coached the national team for the 2014 World Cup, which also resulted in South Korea’s elimination in the group stage and his subsequent resignation.
    — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of coached
Verb
  • Last month, the Department of Justice greenlit the Paramount-Warners Brothers merger, the same month David Ellison attended an Ultimate Fighting Championship celebration at the White House.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • Every president since Calvin Coolidge in 1924, when the annual dinner was established, has attended it at least once during their term.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 July 2026
Definition of attended
Verb
  • At one point, the judge instructed court officers to allow the former Venezuelan leader additional time to confer with his attorney before being escorted from the room.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Graham's casket will be escorted into the Capitol Rotunda by an Armed Forces team, in recognition of his military service, where a short program will be held July 28.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of escorted
Verb
  • Now living in Maui, Feinstein and his team have engineered the world’s first mobile float facility to offer free float sessions to those traumatized by the island’s 2023 wildfires.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • Humanlike robotic dexterity The Mimic Hand M1 is a dexterous robotic hand engineered to match the versatility, strength, and precision of the human hand for industrial automation.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Definition of engineered
Verb
  • Altitude, not raw distance, is the biggest challenge on this trek, which is why guided itineraries build in extra nights around 11,000 and 14,000 feet.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The room suddenly went dark, and Depp — still dressed as Scrooge — emerged, guided by the light of his candle.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of guided
Verb
  • The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
    — Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of taught
Verb
  • Since becoming commissioner in 2019, Engelbert has led the WNBA into its most successful era.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The maltreatment eventually led her to run away, later re-entering foster care.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of led
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