as in matriarch
the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmother
Colt Gray sent grandmother concerning texts In her testimony, Polhamus reviewed several angry, vulgar text messages from Colt Gray that showed his spiraling mental health and penchant for outbursts.
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
His grandmother taught him how to pray, sharing stories of faith.
—William Jones, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Noah is a mulatto, his grandmother a slave of part Cherokee blood and his grandfather an Irish sheriff.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
My grandmother started working at the age of 12 years old in a linen factory in Belfast, traveling through barbed wire and barricades every day, not to school but to a job to support her family.
—CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
His grandmother taught him how to pray, sharing stories of faith.
—William Jones, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Noah is a mulatto, his grandmother a slave of part Cherokee blood and his grandfather an Irish sheriff.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
My grandmother started working at the age of 12 years old in a linen factory in Belfast, traveling through barbed wire and barricades every day, not to school but to a job to support her family.
—CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandmother
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Forty Acres Fresh Market introduces an impressive, tiny but mighty, hot bar with Mabel’s Meals, honoring a family matriarch and casual culinary culture in Chicago.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Family matriarch Chanchaisri, now retired and a devoted volunteer at the Buddhist Temple of Dallas, looks back on her decades as a pioneer of Thai food in Dallas and Richardson.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 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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Regardless of meaning, the markings should put these Stone Age human ancestors in a different light.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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Private is the mystery incandescence of her nacre, coveting which the likes of us killed her ancestors to make buttons, souvenirs, entire garments for ritual dancers who sought to banish their demons with her magical inner light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2026.
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