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
Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Obviously Nolan has sired two kids of difference half-species that seem almost as strong as Viltrumites themselves, so what’s the deal?
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2025
Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Its legendary decades-long preeminence came to an abrupt end in 1990, when Alydar, racing’s most illustrious sire of champions at the time who was worth $45 million, died under inexplicable circumstances.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Rodriguez is sired by Kentucky Derby winner Authentic.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Obviously Nolan has sired two kids of difference half-species that seem almost as strong as Viltrumites themselves, so what’s the deal?
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
The sire of a hellion, then, should feel secure in his manhood.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Its legendary decades-long preeminence came to an abrupt end in 1990, when Alydar, racing’s most illustrious sire of champions at the time who was worth $45 million, died under inexplicable circumstances.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sire
Verb
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At the Flora-Bama, everybody’s welcome, and for many folks, their first pilgrimage to this sprawling shack on the beach begets a second one—and maybe a hundred more after that.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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In culture, too, strength begets strength: Witness the growth of the literary ecosystem across Africa that is allowing writers to succeed at home without the support of Western publishers.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Mar. 2025
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Among others, this season's cast included Hook's Piper and her family: dad Timothy (Jason Isaacs), mom Victoria (Parker Posey), and brothers Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), and Lochlan (Sam Nivola).—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Guerrero, the son of Hall of Fame outfielder Vladimir Guerrero, was born in Montreal during his dad’s tenure with the Expos.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Political unrest urged by anti-Trump liberals, coupled with attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships due to founder Elon Musk’s close association with the president, appears to be pushing some people to buy guns for self-defense.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2025
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Tuck Meng Yee, founder and partner at JRT Partners, a single-family office, echoed Koh’s comments.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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In total, Musk has fathered 14 children, People and Reuters reported.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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After the move to North Carolina, Williams, still in his early teens, fathered a daughter.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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That’s not Amrita’s fault; even a master in the art of Buddhist practice and meditation can’t fix a middle-aged white man with daddy issues.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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The next morning, however, Roman turns up at Parker’s plant daddy paradise, having cut his trip short.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Michaels is the creator and executive producer of SNL UK, and the show will be produced by his company Broadway Video and Universal Television Alternative Studio’s U.K. production team.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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But while Bad Influence is focused on the story of one influencer and her allegedly aggressive momager, the series also highlights the exploitation inherent to child influencing — a conflict both creator and consumers are challenged by to this day.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The character helped spawn a Prime Video series adaptation last year, which became the number one title globally on the streamer during its first 20 days, per Skydance.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There had to have been about fifty better ways to do this, and the only good thing to come out of this absurd format were the internet memes that spawned from it.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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This year marks the sixth anniversary after the author and mom of four’s divorce from the Amazon founder became official in 2019, resulting in an approximately $36 billion settlement.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Barton, an author and political activist, is founder of WallBuilders, an evangelical organization that argues the Founding Fathers never intended for the separation of church and state to be absolute.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sire. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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