as in fathers
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
this tradition has been passed down from our pioneer grandfathers
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Recent Examples of grandfathers
One of his great-great-grandfathers, Ned, was enslaved in Texas before being freed on Juneteenth.
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Calista Oetama,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
Happy Father’s Day to fathers everywhere — birth fathers, stepfathers, adoptive and foster fathers, grandfathers, and all of you caring men who mentor children and fill the role of absent dads.
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Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Many influential leadership lessons stem from grandfathers through personal stories and experiences.
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Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Local settler Lewis Moulton, for whom the museum is named, was descended from two Massachusetts great-grandfathers who were early patriots in the Revolutionary War.
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Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
Both my grandfathers had been coal miners.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The following day, on Father's Day, June 21, all City of Henderson pools will offer free admission to fathers and grandfathers.
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Carly Sauvageau,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
One of my grandfathers was born to Greek immigrants from a village in the mountains above Sparta, the other to Jewish immigrants from what is now Belarus.
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Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Opponents hope to negotiate a compromise that grandfathers in existing applicants.
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Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2026
Calista Oetama,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
Happy Father’s Day to fathers everywhere — birth fathers, stepfathers, adoptive and foster fathers, grandfathers, and all of you caring men who mentor children and fill the role of absent dads.
—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Many influential leadership lessons stem from grandfathers through personal stories and experiences.
—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Local settler Lewis Moulton, for whom the museum is named, was descended from two Massachusetts great-grandfathers who were early patriots in the Revolutionary War.
—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
Both my grandfathers had been coal miners.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The following day, on Father's Day, June 21, all City of Henderson pools will offer free admission to fathers and grandfathers.
—
Carly Sauvageau,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
One of my grandfathers was born to Greek immigrants from a village in the mountains above Sparta, the other to Jewish immigrants from what is now Belarus.
—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Opponents hope to negotiate a compromise that grandfathers in existing applicants.
—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfathers
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Russert and Sanders Townsend have bonded over losing their fathers.
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That would have been unlikely just a few years ago — when laws in this Muslim-majority nation forbade women freedom of travel without permission from husbands or fathers.
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Kean comes from a long line of public servants, stretching 250 years to the country’s founding when one of his ancestors became New Jersey’s first leader since independence.
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The driving force for the tour is the idea that Black Americans and Muslims must unapologetically tell their own story, something their ancestors couldn’t do.
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“Grandfathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfathers. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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