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Noun
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The namesake cerdito, or piglet, represents his parents and their predecessors, who were farmers and ranchers in Jalisco on the Pacific side of Mexico.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026 -
In its approach to listening, World Rhythms marks a subtle but important break with its predecessors.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All of us are here because, over millennia of acts of God and wars and disease, our ancestors trusted the hours.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Regardless of whether plans are rejigged, there will be plenty of pomp and circumstance for Charles, 77, as befitting a state visit of a British king to a country that his ancestors once ruled.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Her grandfathers were military.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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The clubs, civic organizations and community events that once brought our forefathers together are largely fading away.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The big reveal is that, on average, post-starburst galaxies are indeed depleted in molecular hydrogen compared to their actively star-forming progenitors.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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The key to calculating the amount of energy blasted out is realizing that the mass of a merger’s resulting black hole is not simply the sum of its progenitors.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Two hundred fifty years ago our political forebears softened their biases and brought forth something new and remarkable.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Medical science has blessed our generation with an abundance of preventive methods — including vaccines — and treatments that enable a far greater percentage of us to live longer and healthier lives than our forebears.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While there are plenty of fathers who do this job in the modern age, the load-bearing parent is still the mother of the family much more often than not.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Absent parents, especially fathers, represent a significant cause of estrangement; mental illness is often a factor too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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Though the marketing is definitely aimed at women, Pash said the clientele has included men and women — from regular users to grandmothers hoping for some relief from joint pain.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Antecessors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antecessors. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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