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as in dad
a male human parent
his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer
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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
Victoria Edel, People.com, 25 June 2025
More than 13 years after co-creating Chicago Fire and thus helping sire the popular #OneChicago Universe, Derek Haas was looking to break free of the broadcast procedural formula, with Prime Video‘s Countdown.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 June 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Second in the 2025 Blue Grass Stakes Fun Fact: Medaglia d’Oro, East Avenue’s sire, raced in all three Triple Crown races in 2002, finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby, eighth in the Preakness and second in the Belmont.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 2 May 2025
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Verb
But at the movie’s end, Travis accepts one of the puppies Old Yeller sired before his death.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 25 June 2025
More than 13 years after co-creating Chicago Fire and thus helping sire the popular #OneChicago Universe, Derek Haas was looking to break free of the broadcast procedural formula, with Prime Video‘s Countdown.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 June 2025
Noun
The bay colt’s sire is Curlin, a back-to-back Horse of the Year (2007-08) who retired as the highest money earner in North America.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Second in the 2025 Blue Grass Stakes Fun Fact: Medaglia d’Oro, East Avenue’s sire, raced in all three Triple Crown races in 2002, finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby, eighth in the Preakness and second in the Belmont.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sire
Verb
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The artist’s way, of course, is sincere, even if in the case of Dracula, sincerity begets just under three hours of unsparing cultural commentary and full goose bozo vulgarity.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Even after 30 years, during which The Golden Compass became a trilogy, His Dark Materials, which begat a second trilogy, The Book of Dust—collectively selling something like 50 million copies—Pullman’s books retain an idiosyncratic spikiness.—
Lev Grossman,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many colleges and universities have informal parent Facebook groups, which function as a clearinghouse for questions and provide a window into the psyche of modern moms and dads.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Barker, meanwhile, is also a dad to son Landon, 22, daughter Alabama, 19, and stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya, 26, with his ex-wife Shanna Moakler.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Sources who spoke to Fortune point to three founders in specific who are cashing out from the practice.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Eisenberg famously played Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in the film, earning him a Best Actor nomination.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Thus far, McKesson said Peete is believed to have fathered at least 12 children outside of his immediate family over more than 20 years.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Phoebe's latest was fathered by Sabu, an elephant located at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, who previously had a temporary stay in Columbus.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On a recent weeklong daddy-and-me trip to Ireland, the duo donned sports coats and tweed hats to board planes, hunted for green apples in hotel gyms, and fueled up on Irish pub food for energy to chase leprechauns.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Nov. 2025
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Vanessa Lachey had follow-up questions, asking the name of the baby (Brooks) and baby daddy (Paul, who was in the reunion audience).—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps even the idea of an upscale magazine in the mold of Vanity Fair is simply less meaningful in a contemporary media landscape where celebrities constantly churn out their own content and popular culture is fragmented across a landscape of mid-sized creators.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Welcome to Derry co-creator, co-showrunner and exec producer Jason Fuchs has been tapped to write the My Hero Academia adaptation.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Some of these posts have drawn ire from other parents, spurred satire videos making fun of them with millions of views, and even spawned satirical groups making fun of their larger campus ones.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Set in the not-so-distant future, the eight-episode limited series begins in 2047 where a major ecological crisis has spawned FedSur, a coalition of South American countries that imposes draconian measures to safeguard the environment and combat widespread hunger and violence.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This episode was produced by Michelle Aslam and edited by Liana Simstrom and Irene Noguchi.—
Sarah McCammon,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Even weaker storms can produce excessive rainfall that can flood low-lying areas.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sire. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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