as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Theodor Herzl is often credited as the founding father of modern Zionism
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Recent Examples of founding father
The pursuit of better opportunities is what drew the founding fathers, immigrants themselves, to this country.
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Crystal Wiley Cene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The picturesque hamlet is where Napa’s founding father, George Yount, established a village in the 1850s.
—Katie Sweeney, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
In the ’90s, Ronald Reagan said that the Contras [the right-wing militias that waged guerilla warfare against the Marxist governments] were the equivalent of the American founding fathers.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
An earlier book by Cook, Tommy’s Honor, about old Tom Morris and young Tom Morris, considered the founding father and son of golf, had a film adaptation that won Scotland’s BAFTA as the best feature film of 2016.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
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Crystal Wiley Cene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The picturesque hamlet is where Napa’s founding father, George Yount, established a village in the 1850s.
—Katie Sweeney, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
In the ’90s, Ronald Reagan said that the Contras [the right-wing militias that waged guerilla warfare against the Marxist governments] were the equivalent of the American founding fathers.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
An earlier book by Cook, Tommy’s Honor, about old Tom Morris and young Tom Morris, considered the founding father and son of golf, had a film adaptation that won Scotland’s BAFTA as the best feature film of 2016.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for founding father
Noun
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Among the mourners was Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, who attended with his family.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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The conference will also feature prominent content creators including Dinesh Vijan, founder and CEO of India’s Maddock Films, and Angga Dwimas Sasongko, founder of Indonesia’s Visinema Pictures, who have been driving local storytelling in their respective markets.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Muniz will reunite with his sitcom parents Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek in the four-episode revival from the Emmy-winning original series creator, Linwood Boomer.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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One is the creator of world-bending machines—the start-up that unleashed ChatGPT and in turn the generative-AI boom, surging toward an unrecognizable future with the rest of the tech industry in tow.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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In 1913, his father acquired the famed Indore Pear diamonds from Chaumet, marking the beginning of a long-standing relationship with the historic Parisian Maison, Christie’s said.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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It is understood that father and son didn’t meet before Charles and Camilla headed to Italy.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Founding father.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding%20father. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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