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also forbear
as in ancestor
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
his forebears came to America on the Mayflower
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Recent Examples of forebear
This culminates in a Satanic-possession plot that eschews the pseudo-realism of Longlegs’s detective-thriller forebears.
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Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
In fact, any home that stores collective memories and honors the lives, spirit, and cultures of one’s forebears qualifies as ancestral.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
The problem is that many younger Jews are learning from these works on the internet, not from the yellowing tomes of their forebears.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ initiative, which coincided with the album’s release, became a global pilgrimage for those yearning to walk the lands of their forebears.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
In fact, any home that stores collective memories and honors the lives, spirit, and cultures of one’s forebears qualifies as ancestral.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
The problem is that many younger Jews are learning from these works on the internet, not from the yellowing tomes of their forebears.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ initiative, which coincided with the album’s release, became a global pilgrimage for those yearning to walk the lands of their forebears.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forebear
Noun
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The ancestors of tens of millions of Americans left miserable lives in Ireland for initially difficult ones here.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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Jackson was captivated by the use of water as a symbol of freedom and hope for her ancestors in the lyrics of the spirituals.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The podcast itself is very emotional in terms of coming to terms with who her father is, and also sitting down with the family members of her father’s victims.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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Still, Hemme took solace in being present for her father’s final days.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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Robyn, 11, and Chuck, 8, had just been picked up early from Camp Timber Lake by their uncle Jim Peel and grandfather Bryan McArthur.—
Tony Holt,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
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The emotions were unavoidable on Saturday for Ian Happ, who got a standing ovation for his 1,000th game as a Cub, as well as Matthew Boyd, who got choked up after winning his first start at Wrigley Field in a Cubs uniform, thinking of his late grandfather, a Cubs fan who grew up in Chicago.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Forebear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forebear. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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