as in matriarch
the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmother
Harry also gave up his patronage of the Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Football League, while Meghan surrendered her patronage of the Royal National Theatre, which her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, handed down to her.
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Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
The father of four children found dead in an upstate New York apartment earlier this week believes their mother and grandmother killed the kids, then died by suicide, to prevent them from traveling out of state to visit him.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
This recipe may remind you of the potato salad your grandmother always served at family reunions.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
Hecox watched several episodes with her grandmother and also encouraged friends and other family members to tune in.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
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Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
The father of four children found dead in an upstate New York apartment earlier this week believes their mother and grandmother killed the kids, then died by suicide, to prevent them from traveling out of state to visit him.
—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
This recipe may remind you of the potato salad your grandmother always served at family reunions.
—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
Hecox watched several episodes with her grandmother and also encouraged friends and other family members to tune in.
—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandmother
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The matriarchs who fed the team.
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Many first-generation wealth creators remain reluctant to relinquish control, particularly in Asia, where fortunes are often closely associated with a family patriarch or matriarch.
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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.
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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.
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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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One of these is likely the evolutionary ancestor of all that is to come.
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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.
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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.
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“Grandmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandmother. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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