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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godfathering
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As has become tradition, the ads will reference trends and conversations in college football like the coaching hot seat, flag planting and quarterbacks sliding in the draft.—
Kristi Dosh,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025 -
But Frieder accepted the head coaching position at Arizona State, and furious Wolverines AD Bo Schembechler fired him.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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American Clean Power's Grumet said that energy policy has become a core aspect of each party's political base, leading each party to campaign and then govern based on energy ideology rather than pragmatism which, in turn, creates instability.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Transportation Department proposed to unwind the venture in July, leading the airlines to object.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Jones provided those services to the youth mentoring group for its annual conferences between 2019 and 2024 under a different audiovisual company, American Electronic Entertainment, 100 Black Men of America confirmed.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Matt Parlow has spent much of his career at Chapman University mentoring students, guiding faculty and leading major initiatives in roles that ranged from law professor to law school dean to executive vice president and chief advancement officer.—
Melanie Marshall,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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The dispute was heard by an arbitrator (and not a judge) because, per SPAC language and accompanying NBPA regulations, player-agent disputes are subject to arbitration.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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As of publication, the song and its accompanying video are only available on social media.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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This means that students who were historically left behind are not only engaging but doing so consistently, which provides evidence that OBC directly addresses the barriers preventing edtech tools and tutoring from reaching the students who need it most.—
Raymond Pierce,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In such cases, an AI assistant will be vital for decision-making, monitoring health, and guiding experiments.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The coach who turned 100 last month perhaps is best known for guiding Buffalo to four straight Super Bowls and, alas, losing all four.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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For more than a decade now, John has been shepherding a show centered around the life of Tammy Faye Bakker, the late Charlotte-region televangelist.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Amato was head of HBO Films from 2007-20, shepherding original movies including The Normal Heart, Recount, Fahrenheit 451 and Temple Grandin, among many others, during his tenure.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Bautista is teaching the teen class a new routine to perform at the upcoming BayFC halftime.—
Iris Sanchez,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company has a Brunello Cucinelli school, which is a specialized school in Solomeo, Italy, dedicated to preserving and teaching traditional Italian craftsmanship to pass on to future generations.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Godfathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godfathering. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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