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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.
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Lauren Morgan,
EW.com,
22 July 2024
Daemon insults young Tully by wishing his absent grandsire a hasty trip to the grave.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
7 July 2024
Writhing in pain, Rhaenyra tells her boys that their grandsire has died and Aegon has been crowned king.
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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.
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Mark Inabinett | [email protected],
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.
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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.
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Mark Inabinett | [email protected],
al.com,
8 June 2019
Sir Winston's maternal grandsire is 2005 Belmont winner Afleet Alex.
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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 | [email protected],
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 | [email protected],
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
Noun
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In some species—lions, for instance—only one male and his closest buddies get the chance to sire offspring.
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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.
Noun
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Benji’s father is a volatile patriarch who grills during blizzards and hits him for failing to manfully respond to a classmate’s racist slight.
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And now, 50 years later, Pai is a father and grandfather, the patriarch of a family with three generations involved in the business and a surfing tribe —19 family members strong — with deep roots in and out of the water in Surf City.
Noun
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Campos said her 44-year-old mother has asthma, her 9-year-old brother has epilepsy, and her 68-year-old grandmother is battling cancer.
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My grandmother, Hilla Banaji, was deeply religious.
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“Grandsire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandsire. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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