1
as in dad
a male human parent
his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer
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2
as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art
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Recent Examples of sire
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Iraq became proof that the model would work across the region, with Hezbollah serially midwifing the proxies that Iran sired.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
Many more of these moments would have rounded out Pagnol as a worthy sire beyond his literary laurels.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
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Verb
The brother lions sired several cubs over their long reign at the zoo.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Iraq became proof that the model would work across the region, with Hezbollah serially midwifing the proxies that Iran sired.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
In wings and beak and crest, Formed like his sire, as in the feet before;
But like the mare, his dam, in all the rest.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
Many more of these moments would have rounded out Pagnol as a worthy sire beyond his literary laurels.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sire
Verb
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Success begot success, and in the two decades that followed, her company expanded to become a global lifestyle brand involving accessories, clothing, home goods, and more.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The first three notes of Beethoven’s Fifth beget the fourth.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And Natalie is still justifiably concerned about her dad, calling him up during his night from hell and getting no information from him.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Like his character on the show, Brown is a girl dad.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Fragrance stacking, also known as layering means mixing scents to create your own custom blend according to Almira Armstrong, founder of Lumira.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Peter Johnson is the founder of Archway Defense, a company that has trained state, local and federal law enforcement in firearms for the past decade.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Aspen is her mother Alika’s first calf, and is the third calf fathered by a giraffe named Aiden, the zoo said.—
Kendrick Calfee
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Clapton fathered his first child, Ruth, with Yvonne Kelly in 1985.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Ares, while Alexander Skarsgård promoted his BDSM rom-com Pillion by going full leather daddy—including a pair of thigh-high leather Saint Laurent boots.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
30 Dec. 2025
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And my daddy would go in and talk awhile.—
David Searcy,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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While the fifth season of Organized Crime airs on NBC this fall, Meloni is also working on a new show from This Is Us creator Dan Folgelman.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo and Jamie Campbell Bower joined creators Ross and Matt Duffer and executive producer Shawn Levy for a conversation in Hollywood after awards voters were given an early look at the first episode of the new season.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the newsletter era, each and every publication spawns a community unto itself.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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The mayor’s roots from his mother’s side is from post-independent India while his father’s side goes back to undivided British India, an entity that spawned three separate countries in the post war era including two, India and Pakistan, that have been continually at war since their birth.—
Vijay Dandapani,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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The batteries are also expected to be smaller, lighter, and cheaper to produce than existing lithium-ion packs.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sire. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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