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
There was a joint memorial service for Gillespie and his grandfather, who died one day after Gillespie, according to Gillespie’s obituary.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
His grandfather, Robert, met his grandmother, Mary, at a bar owned by her father called the Hand, on Pavilion Street.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
My grandfather Bob Levitt preferred political memoirs or, from time to time, a Clive Cussler.
—Nina West
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
The fourth season ended with Marcus getting shot by a mercenary in the line of duty and River committing his grandfather, David, to a care home against his will.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
His grandfather, Robert, met his grandmother, Mary, at a bar owned by her father called the Hand, on Pavilion Street.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
My grandfather Bob Levitt preferred political memoirs or, from time to time, a Clive Cussler.
—Nina West
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
The fourth season ended with Marcus getting shot by a mercenary in the line of duty and River committing his grandfather, David, to a care home against his will.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather
Noun
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When Usagi is approached by Ryuji (Kento Kaku), an academic obsessed with discovering the secrets of the afterlife, she is lured back into Borderland by the chance to see her father one more time.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Carolyn Smith, the late preacher’s daughter, said her father — like Pendleton a Knoxville College graduate — was instrumental in recruiting Pendleton and other Black educators to teach in San Diego.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Demosponges are soft and squishy filter feeders and their ancestors likely shared similar characteristics.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Where Lil Boosie and Kevin Gates are hometown heroes, two artists who are direct ancestors for YoungBoy’s style, YoungBoy is more notorious, fodder for the gossip shows and the minor podcasts that infiltrate their way onto your timeline.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Grandfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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