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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
Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
And Otis may have sired many bears at the Brooks River, Bruce says, although scientists can’t say that for sure.
—Erin Donaghue, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 23 July 2024
According to a press release from AMC, season three will introduce a number of book characters, from Lestat’s vampire sire, Magnus, to mysterious entities known as Those Who Must Be Kept.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 26 June 2024
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Verb
Both evolve over time, allowing an ancestral tongue like Latin to sire diverse descendants — Spanish, French, Romanian — that are more closely related to each other than to, say, Korean.
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The guest-star roster grows In addition to the return of some fan favorites (including Guillermo's sire, Derek, played by Chris Sandiford), Simms says the show will continue its tradition of featuring notable guest stars.
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Dreary weather begets dreary outfits—grays and blacks to the front.—
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The deal is this: A compelling case can be made that intelligence begets intelligence.—
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The apple of snooty mom Victoria's (Parker Posey) eye, who works the family finance business with his dad Timothy (Jason Isaacs), party-loving pool cretin Saxon is this season's poster boy for misguided masculinity.—
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Fang Di has spent her entire professional career repaying family debts, those incurred by both her factory-operating mom (Peng Jing) and Tian Tian’s drug-addict dad (Zhou You) back in Chongqing, city of copycat fashion and first-class hotpot.—
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Jason Mitchell, founder of The Connected Set, demonstrated Storyboarder.ai, a $50-per-month animation tool that converts scripts into storyboards through generative AI.—
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Billy McFarland, the infamous founder of the original Fyre Festival, confirmed the event is a go during an interview on Today on Monday, February 24, the same day tickets went on sale.—
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As of February 2025, Elon Musk has fathered 13 children with four different women.—
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John Drew was married four times and fathered four children.—
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Quote from my children: 'Look at daddy's smile!' Had it from start to finish.—
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My daughter was super psyched that daddy was going to be nice to me on screen.—
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Are custom creator experiences coming to Grand Theft Auto?—
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The hope was that the trio could usher in a new phase for the reality universe, to move forward after the ignominy of its creator’s sudden exit.—
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Its anime adaptation has captivated audiences worldwide, spawning films, games, merchandise and even Kabuki performances.—
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Muskies are also more willing to migrate long distances, both for spawning and hunting purposes.—
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Searches for gambling help increased 22% in 2022, 25% in 2023 and 31% through the first 6 months of 2024, according to John Ayers, lead author and vice chief of innovation at University of California, San Diego school of medicine.—
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Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to NASA policy, and author of two books: Liftoff, about the rise of SpaceX; and Reentry, on the development of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon.—
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sire. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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