as in donor
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 daddy
But things become tense when her sugar daddy unexpectedly shows up—accompanied by his wife and child—as well as her ex-girlfriend, all while Danielle deals with the typical judgement and probing questions from her relatives.
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
After some arguing and confusion, including Bunny nearly ousting his friends to play sugar daddy to a new prospect, the men (and Sybil) decide to move in together.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
One wonders if the American consumer, long considered the sugar daddy of the luxury travel industry in Europe, will maintain this status in the years ahead?
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
And again, his pointing out ways the United States has become sugar daddy to the world.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
After some arguing and confusion, including Bunny nearly ousting his friends to play sugar daddy to a new prospect, the men (and Sybil) decide to move in together.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
One wonders if the American consumer, long considered the sugar daddy of the luxury travel industry in Europe, will maintain this status in the years ahead?
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
And again, his pointing out ways the United States has become sugar daddy to the world.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugar daddy
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Find this story at Iowa Capital Dispatch, which is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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The church says the $7 million project would be mostly donor-funded, though Neighbors said the cost may have gone up since his initial estimate.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Jan. 2026
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While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.—
Annika Bahnsen,
Orange County Register,
19 July 2024
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Alas, people have stopped believing in fairy godmothers, forcing the Motherland to transfer its workers into the Tooth Fairy realm.—
Sezín Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Dec. 2025
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Lynn, forty years after Rock in Rio, was still my fairy godmother.—
Stephen Rea,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Sugar daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugar%20daddy. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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