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Recent Examples of grandsire
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.
—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
His great grandsire is Seattle Slew, a Triple Crown winner in 1977.
—Neil Greenberg, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
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
His great grandsire is Seattle Slew, a Triple Crown winner in 1977.
—Neil Greenberg, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandsire
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Assistant trainer Dennis O’Neill purchased the horse in 2015 at a price of $400,000 before stallion Uncle Mo became the nation’s leading first-crop sire.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Jan. 2026
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For instance, mouse fathers exposed to nicotine sire male pups with livers that are good at disarming not just nicotine but cocaine and other toxins as well.—
Ivan Amato,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Dec. 2025
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Additional cast includes James Purefoy as Laban, the patriarch of a complicated household and the older brother of Rebekah, Will Stevens as Birham, who, much like his father Laban, prefers fun over tending the flock and Taylor Napier as Acar, the older and more dominant of Laban’s two sons.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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Doan Hoang Anh rounds out the principal cast as the family patriarch Zung, a father attempting to bridge the distance created by years spent establishing their life abroad.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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That ancestor, his great-great-grandmother Mary Ground, was originally put down in the rolls as full-blooded Blackfeet.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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This penchant for mentorship has been a lifelong through line for Hampton, who herself was nurtured in fashion by her maternal grandmother — her Apo — who ran an organization called Fashion Arts & Youth Enterprise that taught young girls how to sew.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Grandsire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandsire. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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