sugar daddies

plural of sugar daddy
as in donors
one that helps another with gifts or money the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy

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Recent Examples of sugar daddies These are people who are taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from their billionaire sugar daddies, like Harlan Crow. NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026 What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers. Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 May 2026 Sanders needs Alabama’s gravitas or Texas Tech’s sugar daddies. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025 Currently filming in Hong Kong, Peaches follows Nora (Thatcher) and Bing Bing (Liu), two spoiled best friends who scam sugar daddies for a living. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugar daddies
Noun
  • Wealthy donors and philanthropic groups have reduced their support of many liberal causes since the 2024 presidential election.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Experts note that Italy’s extensive monitoring network, which tracks mosquitoes, birds, blood donors and human infections, also helps explain why the country detects so many cases.
    Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026

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“Sugar daddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugar%20daddies. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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