as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money
when it came time for the girl to go to college, Aunt Edna once again proved to be a reliable fairy godmother
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Recent Examples of fairy godmother
French has become something of a fairy godmother to the group.
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Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Houston and Goldberg costarred, respectively, as the fairy godmother and the queen.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
The fairy godmother-like creation had one long sleeve, a bust cutout, a voluminous trailing tulle skirt, and huge 3D florals.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
By 1997, there was another TV remake with Brandy starring as Cinderella for a new generation, with Bernadette Peters as her mean stepmother and Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Houston and Goldberg costarred, respectively, as the fairy godmother and the queen.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
The fairy godmother-like creation had one long sleeve, a bust cutout, a voluminous trailing tulle skirt, and huge 3D florals.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
By 1997, there was another TV remake with Brandy starring as Cinderella for a new generation, with Bernadette Peters as her mean stepmother and Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy godmother
Noun
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The $100,000 labor effort aims to counter more than $400,000 Bailey has received from individual donors and a committee supported by local business, including the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Other notable donors include billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso, who unsuccessfully ran for Los Angeles mayor in 2022, as well as Griff Harsh V, the son of billionaire Meg Whitman, the unsuccessful 2010 GOP gubernatorial nominee turned Democrat who once led EBay.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Noun
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That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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