1
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
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Baffert’s influence can also be found in the breeding for this race with six having been sired by horses that Baffert has trained.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The talented runners in the 2025 Santa Anita Derby are from super sires.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Verb
For The Rest, The Species Can Thank A Tortoise Known As E5
E5 was a quieter, less flamboyant male who largely avoided the spotlight but ultimately sired close to 60% of the program’s offspring.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Baffert’s influence can also be found in the breeding for this race with six having been sired by horses that Baffert has trained.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
Luxor Café Café is attached to each name from the horse’s home stable and with a sire from famed American Pharoah, an Egyptian reference was apropos.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The talented runners in the 2025 Santa Anita Derby are from super sires.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sire
Verb
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Scream begat five sequels (with a sixth on its way), a television series, and one of the all-time great Halloween costumes.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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That begat the Panthers first goal, Carter Verhaeghe’s shot bouncing in off Sam Bennett as the center sprawled in the crease, as well as solid control of the second period and first minutes of overtime.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Austin shot his dad to protect Georgia and witnessed his mom suffocate Tom.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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First of all, my dad was a big baseball fan and grew up watching the Yankees.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Past and present residents include Oracle founder Larry Ellison, boxing promotor Don King, self-help guru Tony Robbins, and TV presenter Sean Hannity.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
1 June 2025
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The project, overseen by Renault, also included involvement from Game Plan founder and CEO Vin McCaffrey, a Deloitte consultant.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
1 June 2025
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But while a surrogate was pregnant with their third child, Ms. Boucher was furious to discover that Mr. Musk had recently fathered twins with Shivon Zilis, an executive at his brain implant company, Neuralink, according to people familiar with the situation.—
Kirsten Grind,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Their fifth child was Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr., who later fathered Harrison Ruffin Tyler.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Bar Julie, who drew the long straw with her devoted Dylan, each mother is also dealing with an absent or checked-out baby daddy.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Jewel Staite and spy law daddy Victor Garber will practice more Family Law when Season 4 of the series airs Stateside on The CW this summer.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 May 2025
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The brand recently hosted its first-ever brand trip with a mix of content creators, sustainability advocates, and editors at Susurros del Corazón outside of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to bring the brand’s ethos to life during the three-day retreat.—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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But the show’s Emmy-winning creator, 54-year-old Mike White, has decided to embrace the rather harsh existence of competing on CBS’ Survivor — and not for the first time.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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The reality-television series has spawned a number of spinoffs, including Duck Dynasty: The Revival, which is set to center on Willie and Korie and their children and is expected to premiere this summer.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 May 2025
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This latest entry in the storied franchise – stemming from the classic 1984 film which spawned multiple sequels as well as a popular and recently concluded series on Netflix – will feature ‘OG’ Karate Kid Ralph Macchio along with Jackie Chan, who fulfilled the Mr. Miyagi duties in 2010’s reboot.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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Writing at length is to me always an act of learning and changing, in which authors can strive towards something more dimensional than a platitude on a placard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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The author has no connection to Woody Guthrie or his heirs.—
Time,
Time,
5 June 2025
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sire. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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