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the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmothers
Bring the classic Southern farmhouse look home with this patchwork design that reminds us of our grandmothers’ quilts.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 May 2026
For my daughter’s graduation at the University of Georgia, both of her grandmothers were able to attend.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Although many modern women have opportunities that our own grandmothers barely knew, living within a patriarchal system means that the majority of us are still raised to center men.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
In Waorani territory in the Ecuadorian Amazon, two grandmothers reacts differently as a road cuts into the forest.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2026
The audience in Newark reflected this diverse age range, with toddlers, grandmothers, and everyone in between in attendance.
—Danny Hajjar, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
But many of the grandmothers there, as in so much of Appalachia, are known as mawmaws.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
There’s something for everyone on this list—not just mothers, but mothers-in-law, grandmothers, and anyone who has had a hand (and heart) in bringing you up.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
Perhaps the most charming drink is the mezcal mule, served in a small white metal mug like the ones grandmothers use for coffee.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 May 2026
For my daughter’s graduation at the University of Georgia, both of her grandmothers were able to attend.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Although many modern women have opportunities that our own grandmothers barely knew, living within a patriarchal system means that the majority of us are still raised to center men.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
In Waorani territory in the Ecuadorian Amazon, two grandmothers reacts differently as a road cuts into the forest.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2026
The audience in Newark reflected this diverse age range, with toddlers, grandmothers, and everyone in between in attendance.
—Danny Hajjar, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
But many of the grandmothers there, as in so much of Appalachia, are known as mawmaws.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
There’s something for everyone on this list—not just mothers, but mothers-in-law, grandmothers, and anyone who has had a hand (and heart) in bringing you up.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
Perhaps the most charming drink is the mezcal mule, served in a small white metal mug like the ones grandmothers use for coffee.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandmothers
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And if the cabinet grandfathers only the HS classes of 2024 and 2025 while applying the new rule to 2026 graduates, an entire cohort gets jammed onto the same clock as players one and two years older—a cliff disguised as a transition.—
Daryl G. Jones,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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The captains were the fathers, or at least the grandfathers, of this genre.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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But Sterling also likes to return to her roots and whip up a simple 15-minute pasta dinner that reminds her of one of her beloved matriarchs.—
Karla Walsh,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Upending age-old narrative traditions, Paul’s heroism takes a sinister turn when Herbert reveals that the Bene Gesserit, an Illuminati-like secretive order of psychic matriarchs, has long been conditioning the Fremen to expect the arrival of a messiah, or mahdi, in their native tongue.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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Our economic systems are not serving the people who live here, whose forefathers established this new republic, and our grandparents actualized the peak of its success.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Moritz Grossmann was one of the forefathers of German watchmaking in Glashütte.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is among the most universal pieces of advice from our ancestors.—
Jonathan Haidt,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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One by one, group members tearfully thanked their ancestors and poured white rum on the beach.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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The scene recalled the gruesome rampages of the RSF’s forebears, the janjaweed militias who terrorized Sudan’s Darfur region a generation ago.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Absent the lush melancholy of classic synth-pop, what Hervé and Amato had in common with their forbears was a spirit of innovation rooted in profound laziness.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
23 May 2026
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Its story of five girls — all navigating preteenagerdom under the stewardship of their tragically well-meaning white dads — stands firmly on its own legs, even staring down some of its progenitors.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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To get to the bottom of things, though, the team behind the new research examined the host galaxies and environments of LFBOTs to try to pin down what the progenitors of these explosive events could really be.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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