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also forbear
as in ancestor
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
his forebears came to America on the Mayflower
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Recent Examples of forebear
Carter Woodson’s last name indicates a forebear was John Woodson, an English immigrant at the dawn of America and an owner of enslaved Africans.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Ever since the singer entered the pantheon of famous blondes, she’s been quick to reference her forebears through fashion.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
In the gathering of such thoughts, Shafak conjures the spirits of her literary forebears.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
This entry was no different and was as complex as its lauded forebears.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Ever since the singer entered the pantheon of famous blondes, she’s been quick to reference her forebears through fashion.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
In the gathering of such thoughts, Shafak conjures the spirits of her literary forebears.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
This entry was no different and was as complex as its lauded forebears.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forebear
Noun
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The Cajuns of south Louisiana trace their ancestors to the French Acadians exiled from Nova Scotia around 1755.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
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Our ancestors crossed a vast ocean, strode into the unknown wilderness, and carved their fortunes from the rock and soil of a perilous and very dangerous frontier.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Although years have passed since Belle's lies were exposed, Nick — now a father of two — still feels unsettled by his sister's actions, and wants to keep his children away from her.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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There are implications that the two central fathers of the piece have clashed before, though the more jarring examples of tangential threads concern a performing troupe with whom Tornado has a pre-existing relationship.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2025
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Journalism is part of my heritage: My great great grandfather was a Civil War correspondent for the Chicago Tribune.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Not only with the union, but with many beyond the company’s workers – including its retirees and a much larger number of voters spread across the industrial Midwest who remember the company’s former might, when their fathers, grandfathers or even great-grandfathers worked there.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Forebear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forebear. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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