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also grandaddy
as in ancestor
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
the granddaddy of all English mystery novels
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Recent Examples of granddaddy
Also part of this collection is hats, jackets and socks all paying homage to the granddaddy of American guitars.
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Ron Hart, SPIN, 29 Nov. 2024
Blues was considered fusty, old granddaddy music, but a new generation of young Austin artists and fans became enamored with the sound.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
Barb brings them together to offer what is, essentially, the granddaddy of corporate mergers.
—Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Fun factoid: Not even the granddaddy of the genre, Star Trek, did all that well in its original run on the evening in the late 1960s.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ron Hart, SPIN, 29 Nov. 2024
Blues was considered fusty, old granddaddy music, but a new generation of young Austin artists and fans became enamored with the sound.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
Barb brings them together to offer what is, essentially, the granddaddy of corporate mergers.
—Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Fun factoid: Not even the granddaddy of the genre, Star Trek, did all that well in its original run on the evening in the late 1960s.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The heroine feels a sense of belonging; she is told that this is the home of her ancestors.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Martínez sought to both channel their energy and encourage younger generations to pursue the music of their ancestors.Solcyré Burga, TIME, 5 Jan. 2025
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The company's North American forerunner, Chrysler, has been left for dead repeatedly over the decades, only to emerge with hit products like minivans in the 1980s and the Dodge Ram pickup in the 1990s.Joel Mathis, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The launch of its own line of foundation models marks Amazon’s latest push to strengthen its position against forerunners Microsoft, Google, Meta and OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.AFP, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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The attack—followed by accusations of intelligence failures—was a humiliation for Modi, who had cast himself as a more aggressive protector of India than his predecessors.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ultra-Chron Carbon: Innovative Carbon Case Construction The latest iteration in the Ultra-Chron lineage, the Ultra-Chron Carbon, combines the heritage of its predecessors with cutting-edge materials and manufacturing techniques.Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Granddaddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granddaddy. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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