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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandsires
Noun
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Forty years after opening, Union Square Cafe is one of the prosperous patriarchs of the New York restaurant world.—
Christine Muhlke,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025 -
Popes and Orthodox patriarchs honor him, and Pärt’s music has received the highest levels of recognition, including Grammy Awards.—
Jeffers Engelhardt,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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A lot of Southerner's remember their grandmothers making a recipe just like this old-school pea salad to use as a topping for collard greens, corn pudding, and butter beans!—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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In addition to Prime Minister, the company’s recent releases include Nonnas, the Vince Vaughn feature about a man who honors his late mother by opening a restaurant that hires Italian grandmothers as the chefs.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Unable to attend the hearings to hear those words were Joan and Terry, the aging family matriarchs who have never wavered in their support, the cousins said.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Keaton became the go-to actress for family matriarchs and long-suffering wives in the years that followed, with memorable performances in The Other Sister, The Family Stone, and Town & Country.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Grandsires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandsires. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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