founding father
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Synonyms for founding father
Synonyms
author, begetter, creator, establisher, father, founder, generator, inaugurator, initiator, instituter (or institutor), originator, sire
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Considered by many to be the founding father of Texas regional architecture, Williams was born to pioneer parents in a sod dugout. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "One of Texas’ Most Important Homes Is for Sale in Dallas," 1 Aug. 2019 The prominent Gilded Age family once commanded a shipping and railroad empire that made their founding father, Cornelius, one of the wealthiest men in the world. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "What happened to Gloria Vanderbilt’s money?," 9 July 2019 The San Francisco school board Tuesday night voted to reverse course on an earlier decision to remove a mural that shows founding father George Washington owning slaves and beginning the conquest of Native Americans. — NBC News, "San Francisco school will cover, not destroy, controversial George Washington mural," 14 Aug. 2019 The leader, heir to Tunisia's founding father, was ultimately unable to bring an enduring calm to the country, which was shaken by economic crises compounded by sporadic terror attacks. — Fox News, "Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi - one of the oldest heads of state - dead at 92," 26 July 2019 No one knows for sure when ice cream made its way to the US, but at least a few founding fathers were fans. — Maddie Burakoff And Saeed Ahmed, CNN, "National Ice Cream Day means free cones. Here's what to know about everyone's favorite frozen treat," 21 July 2019 Either way, Kazakhstan’s 78-year-old founding father is micromanaging the transition. — The Economist, "Kazakhstan’s choreographed election goes off-script," 15 June 2019 He's written profiles on FDR's friendship with Winston Churchill, the founding fathers's relationship with religion, and the lives of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, the latter of which, American Lion, earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 2009. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "Who Is Jon Meacham?," 4 Dec. 2018 As the founding fathers recognized, open borders are the key to making America great. Engaging with this history, contemporary Americans may well come to that conclusion, too. — Aaron Freedman, The New Republic, "Open Borders Made America Great," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'founding father.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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