SUGAR DADDIES Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

sugar daddies

noun

plural of sugar daddy

as in donors

one that helps another with gifts or money the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy

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Recent Examples of sugar daddies What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 May 2026 Sanders needs Alabama’s gravitas or Texas Tech’s sugar daddies. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025 Currently filming in Hong Kong, Peaches follows Nora (Thatcher) and Bing Bing (Liu), two spoiled best friends who scam sugar daddies for a living. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025

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According to Tafoya’s plea agreement, a onetime Baldwin Park politician who has yet to be identified allegedly requested $30,000 in cash payments to be funneled into their state campaign account through straw donors.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Kidneys from living donors can last upwards of 15 years, compared to 8 to 12 years from deceased donors.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026

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