as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century
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Recent Examples of bloodline
America is not defined by bloodlines or ancestry — it is defined by values.
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Vilerka Bilbao, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Which means serving not only the African diaspora, but the African women who birthed our bloodline.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 15 May 2025
Its popular spinoff series, House of the Dragon, is also no stranger to exploring the topic, with many members of the Targaryen family marrying each other to keep the bloodline pure.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 5 May 2025
With the 42nd pick of the draft on Friday night, the Jets drafted LSU tight end Mason Taylor, a player with a lot of talent — and good bloodlines.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Vilerka Bilbao, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Which means serving not only the African diaspora, but the African women who birthed our bloodline.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 15 May 2025
Its popular spinoff series, House of the Dragon, is also no stranger to exploring the topic, with many members of the Targaryen family marrying each other to keep the bloodline pure.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 5 May 2025
With the 42nd pick of the draft on Friday night, the Jets drafted LSU tight end Mason Taylor, a player with a lot of talent — and good bloodlines.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodline
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The Pitfall Of Poor Data Lineage Without robust data lineage and understanding how data is created, modified and moved, security teams are hampered during breaches.—
Somnath Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Khomeini, who is more of a reformist and is allied with a faction that is in favor of easing social and political restrictions in Iran, garners respect because of his lineage, according to Reuters.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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Although ancient American ancestry in modern dogs has mostly vanished, there is at least one breed that still carries the native legacy from thousands of years ago: Chihuahuas.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In one Tulsa, Oklahoma classroom, 74-year-old Sharon Mitchell is discovering ancient Egypt, feeling the pride of her ancestry.—
Kristal Brent Zook,
Essence,
16 June 2025
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Led by Messi, a classy pedigree Miami has lived up to that billing — luring star players such as former Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuaín and eventually landing the biggest of them all two years ago when signing Messi.—
James Robson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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An entertainer's dream and rare waterfront offering—experience luxury lake living with a championship pedigree.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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In 2022, the DNA Doe Project started fundraising to use Bone Lake Jane Doe’s DNA to conduct forensic investigative genetic genealogy.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
12 June 2025
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For the love of genealogy, couldn’t it just have been passed on to another member of the family or lived out its life in the basement?—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2025
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By 1987, the entire species – numbering just 22 individuals – was removed from the wild and placed into captive breeding programs at a number of zoos throughout the United States.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Since then, that number has increased to 82 breeding pairs across the Great Lakes, thanks to efforts to reintroduce captive piping plovers into the wild and conserve the plovers’ natural habitat.—
Lily Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Claire and Owen are raising Maisie, keeping her as under-the-radar as possible, lest she be found and experimented on by scientists enthralled by her unique origin.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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The act’s origin dates to 1994 in Little Rock, Ark.—
Kevin Rutherford,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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“Bloodline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodline. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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