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Recent Examples of grandsire
Robusta’s trainer, O’Neill, is trying again with Vitruvian Man, and other than the colt’s breeding — his sire (Vino Rosso) and grandsire (Curlin) both won the Breeders’ Cup Classic — there isn’t much to recommend.
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Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 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
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 June 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
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.
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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 plenty of champion horses do not produce champion kids, and plenty of lesser racehorses turn out to be outstanding sires.
Noun
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The sitcom, which debuted in 1987, starred the late Bob Saget as patriarch Danny Tanner, a widower raising his three daughters with the help of his brother-in-law Jesse (John Stamos) and his best friend, Joey (Dave Coulier).
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Christie’s catalogue describes it as an exceptionally rare treatment of a pivotal political moment, when Mehmed sought to consolidate his rule over the former Byzantine capital by installing Gennadius as patriarch of the Orthodox Church.
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One of Lisa McNair’s early memories of her sister was of the box that their grandmother kept from the funeral home.
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My grandmother had a middle-school education.
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“Grandsire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandsire. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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