as in matriarch
the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmother
The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, grandmother, then 76, looked frail but resolute.
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Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
In the 1950s, as a small child, I once was put on a Union Pacific train by a grandmother in Sterling for delivery to my waiting mother in Fort Morgan.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Defense plans more witnesses next week Next week, the defense is expected to call Horner's brother, who is currently in jail, and his grandmother.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Goodson's family said that he was shot while returning from a dentist appointment and was walking into his grandmother's home with a Subway sandwich in his hand.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
In the 1950s, as a small child, I once was put on a Union Pacific train by a grandmother in Sterling for delivery to my waiting mother in Fort Morgan.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Defense plans more witnesses next week Next week, the defense is expected to call Horner's brother, who is currently in jail, and his grandmother.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Goodson's family said that he was shot while returning from a dentist appointment and was walking into his grandmother's home with a Subway sandwich in his hand.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandmother
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Nia Long plays Katherine Jackson, the family's matriarch, while Colman Domingo portrays Joe Jackson, the father and manager who helped launch the Jackson 5.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The film centers on Sueli, a formidable matriarch presiding over a busy, multi-generational household.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Alice, Dana’s ancestress, never becomes much more than a moral quandary: a stubborn victim who is unable to adapt.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2021
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Yang Asha is the mythical ancestress of the Miao people, an ethnic minority in China closely related to the Hmong of Southeast Asia.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
26 Nov. 2020
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Based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows the witchy women of the Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline so that any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies a tragic death.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Since the discovery of the bacterial flagellar motor in the 1970s, biologists and creationists alike have marveled at its design like medieval architects staring with awe at the dome of the Pantheon built by their Roman ancestors.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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Through our hair and its many rituals, remain the herbalism of our foremothers in the new world, passing down their ingenuity of homemade balms, creams, and oils for hair growth.—
Eshe Ukweli,
refinery29.com,
7 June 2023
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In fact, precursors to modern bleaching processes didn’t come on the scene until the turn of the 20th century, leaving our foremothers and forefathers plenty of time to get creative with their blonde pursuits.—
AJ Willingham,
CNN,
28 May 2023
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“Grandmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandmother. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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