as in matriarch
the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmother
Sophia’s grandmother later sued Alameda County in April 2023, claiming the agency failed time and again to protect the child, breaking more than a dozen state child welfare regulations and later falsifying records to cover their tracks.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Inspired by Her Great-Grandmother Speaking to People on March 24, Addison explained that the journal grew out of time spent with her great-grandmother.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Sperm whale families are composed of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters who live together for life, while the young males leave in their teenage years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
When a mother missed work monthly and a grandmother described similar cycles, debilitating pain may be framed as expected rather than pathological.
—Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Inspired by Her Great-Grandmother Speaking to People on March 24, Addison explained that the journal grew out of time spent with her great-grandmother.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Sperm whale families are composed of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters who live together for life, while the young males leave in their teenage years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
When a mother missed work monthly and a grandmother described similar cycles, debilitating pain may be framed as expected rather than pathological.
—Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandmother
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Burden is an immigration attorney and the granddaughter of society matriarch Babe Paley.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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The matriarch attempted to add Richard, who had been managing the stand since the 1990s, and her daughter Patricia Hernandez to the lease agreement in 2019.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 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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Norman Wong, a descendant of Wong Kim Ark, poses for a portrait in front of a mural of his late ancestor, in San Francisco.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Northern Cheyenne chief Little Wolf exemplified this resolve in the 1860s and ’70s, leading his people in many different battles to defend the North Country of his ancestors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 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 2 Apr. 2026.
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