as in father
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
this tradition has been passed down from our pioneer grandfathers
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Recent Examples of grandfather
The city in 2022 put up a spec warehouse on the old Edward Valve site on 143rd Street, where Midwest Historian and assistant History Professor for Notre Dame Aguilar’s grandfather worked, too.
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Ethel Hoskins, 83, was recognized in the club’s 175-year tier as the owner of the Hoskins-Pleasants Ranch, which her grandfather founded in 1850 in Solano County.
—Ethan Wolin
july 20, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025
Her recent announcement with Accelerator energy drinks, where Travis Kelce is also a brand ambassador, was presidential-themed in a nod to her grandfather.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Visiting a seafood market is an essential part of any trip to Japan, and Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market is the grandfather of them all.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Ethel Hoskins, 83, was recognized in the club’s 175-year tier as the owner of the Hoskins-Pleasants Ranch, which her grandfather founded in 1850 in Solano County.
—Ethan Wolin
july 20, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025
Her recent announcement with Accelerator energy drinks, where Travis Kelce is also a brand ambassador, was presidential-themed in a nod to her grandfather.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Visiting a seafood market is an essential part of any trip to Japan, and Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market is the grandfather of them all.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather
Noun
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The fathers of Goncalves and Kernodle expressed anger, criticizing prosecutors for not adequately consulting the families before agreeing to the deal.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
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The Navy veteran and married father of three had only just become a parole agent nine months ago, after a decade working as a corrections officer at a state hospital in Vacaville.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 July 2025
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Such cooperative behavior to defend from predators like raptors may have first evolved in our ancestors.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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The fifth-generation Southerner said removing the monument would be a betrayal to the memory of his ancestors and other soldiers.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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“Grandfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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