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Recent Examples of grandsire
But Runhappy’s sire, Super Saver, won the 2010 Derby, and So Happy’s grandsire on his mother’s side is Blame, who captured the Breeders’ Cup Classic later that year at Churchill Downs.
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Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
As her grandsire Corlys (Steve Toussaint) settles in as the Hand of the Queen, Rhaenyra brings Queensguard Ser Steffon Darklyn (Anthony Flanagan) before the council.
—Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 22 July 2024
Daemon insults young Tully by wishing his absent grandsire a hasty trip to the grave.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 July 2024
Writhing in pain, Rhaenyra tells her boys that their grandsire has died and Aegon has been crowned king.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Oct. 2022
With 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew and 1992 Belmont winner A.P. Indy part of his pedigree, Tapit also is the grandsire of last year’s shorter Belmont winner, Tiz the Law.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 5 June 2021
He was renamed Honor A.P. as a tribute to his grandsire, A.P. Indy, who died in February at the age of 30.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2020
Sir Winston joined his dam sire, Afleet Alex, and one of his great-grandsires Affirmed as winners of the Belmont Stakes.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al.com, 8 June 2019
Sir Winston's maternal grandsire is 2005 Belmont winner Afleet Alex.
—John Cherwa, latimes.com, 7 June 2019
Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
As her grandsire Corlys (Steve Toussaint) settles in as the Hand of the Queen, Rhaenyra brings Queensguard Ser Steffon Darklyn (Anthony Flanagan) before the council.
—Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 22 July 2024
Daemon insults young Tully by wishing his absent grandsire a hasty trip to the grave.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 July 2024
Writhing in pain, Rhaenyra tells her boys that their grandsire has died and Aegon has been crowned king.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Oct. 2022
With 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew and 1992 Belmont winner A.P. Indy part of his pedigree, Tapit also is the grandsire of last year’s shorter Belmont winner, Tiz the Law.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 5 June 2021
He was renamed Honor A.P. as a tribute to his grandsire, A.P. Indy, who died in February at the age of 30.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2020
Sir Winston joined his dam sire, Afleet Alex, and one of his great-grandsires Affirmed as winners of the Belmont Stakes.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al.com, 8 June 2019
Sir Winston's maternal grandsire is 2005 Belmont winner Afleet Alex.
—John Cherwa, latimes.com, 7 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandsire
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But Runhappy’s sire, Super Saver, won the 2010 Derby, and So Happy’s grandsire on his mother’s side is Blame, who captured the Breeders’ Cup Classic later that year at Churchill Downs.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Corporate Power's sire (Curlin) and dam (Road To Victory) both won graded stakes races on the Churchill Downs dirt.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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One question is whether Republican candidates will try to defend how the Trumps and Witkoffs will emerge from the patriarch’s presidency among the richest families in the world.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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Celebrated Punjabi poet Jaswant Zafar, 60, makes his screen debut in the role of Harjap, the aging patriarch at the center of the second story.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The book is described in promotional materials as providing vivid portraits of the lives of her mother, Farah Arvand, and her grandmother, princess Ashraf Palavi, sister of the last shah of Iran.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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At that point, the family sent photos of the boy to his 87-year-old great-grandmother.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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“Grandsire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandsire. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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