as in matriarch
the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmother
In her provocative new spin on Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, the Oscar-winning filmmaker announces from the get-go that this isn’t your grandmother’s windswept Gothic romance.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The least satisfying tales involve a group of reasonable counterparties teaming up against a single aggressor, like an Indiana man who’s turned his grandmother’s house into an unauthorized urban farm.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Emerald Fennell’s new film isn’t your grandmother’s Wuthering Heights—or Emily Brontë’s, for that matter.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
The 11-year-old's grandmother was born in Puerto Rico, and other family grew up on the island.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The least satisfying tales involve a group of reasonable counterparties teaming up against a single aggressor, like an Indiana man who’s turned his grandmother’s house into an unauthorized urban farm.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Emerald Fennell’s new film isn’t your grandmother’s Wuthering Heights—or Emily Brontë’s, for that matter.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
The 11-year-old's grandmother was born in Puerto Rico, and other family grew up on the island.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandmother
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Harden will play Margaret Vandenburg, the CEO and matriarch of her family’s business empire, guiding them to become a prominent family with political ties.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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Wife Swap attempted to answer this question, with everyday families with differing lifestyles swapping matriarchs for a couple weeks.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Alice, Dana’s ancestress, never becomes much more than a moral quandary: a stubborn victim who is unable to adapt.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2021
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Yang Asha is the mythical ancestress of the Miao people, an ethnic minority in China closely related to the Hmong of Southeast Asia.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
26 Nov. 2020
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But now, a series of tea parties with an ape named Kanzi suggests some of our closest ancestors may have this ability too.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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The findings also suggest that herbivory evolved independently in several different groups of early land vertebrates, not just in the ancestors of modern reptiles.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Through our hair and its many rituals, remain the herbalism of our foremothers in the new world, passing down their ingenuity of homemade balms, creams, and oils for hair growth.—
Eshe Ukweli,
refinery29.com,
7 June 2023
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In fact, precursors to modern bleaching processes didn’t come on the scene until the turn of the 20th century, leaving our foremothers and forefathers plenty of time to get creative with their blonde pursuits.—
AJ Willingham,
CNN,
28 May 2023
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“Grandmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandmother. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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