ancestral

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Recent Examples of ancestral Those seeking a deeper connection can take part in Manawatu's Māori Tours in Kaikōura to visit ancestral lands, battle sites, and remnants of traditional villages. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025 The nightly concert series is always a ritual, but this particular evening felt like church, block party, and ancestral homecoming all at once. Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 6 July 2025 Souza traveled to his ancestral country of Portugal to import a shimmering bridge waterfall display. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 July 2025 Supporters say reviving the lake would ease flood dangers, provide wildlife habitat, offer recreational opportunities and restore ancestral waters for the Tachi Yokut Tribe. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for ancestral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancestral
Adjective
  • The long stretch of beach, starting with South Pointe Park and its 450-foot pier at the top of historic Washington Avenue, is a fine place to take in the postcard-ready image of Miami and enjoy the sunset over the cityscape.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
  • And a historic aristocratic club turned chic boutique hotel is the place to stay.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Opened in 1912, this grand railway-era hotel blends old-world elegance with an unbeatable location: steps from Parliament Hill and close to the Rideau Canal, and downtown’s top museums and restaurants.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025
  • The bedroom is fitted with south-facing windows that allow natural light to flood the space and a 19th-century fireplace that adds a touch of old-world charm.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • As an ancient threat emerges, endangering both Vikings and dragons, Hiccup’s friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Spanning about 30 hectares (74 ac), this ancient landscape has been under the microscope since the 1980s, thanks to pioneering archaeologist Dietrich Mania.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Foghorn Stringband: This old-time American string music band has eight albums, thousands of shows, more than 25 years of touring under their belts and a new generation of roots musicians following their lead.
    Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 14 July 2025
  • La Bistro, 722 Grapevine Highway, Hurst, is an old-time fine-dining Italian restaurant open nightly for dinner.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Nearly every episode of this podcast from the Washington Post is under 10 minutes, delivering a digestible overview of an obscure or long-forgotten historical episode.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Kartal, who was born in 2001, was wearing a boxy outfit inspired by the nineties, one of her favorite historical periods.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Murrill’s office also invoked the habitual offenders statute, where criminal defendants can be tagged as habitual offenders after a fourth felony charge, according to Louisiana law, and face longer prison sentences.
    PJ Green July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
  • Critical thinking is the capacity to step outside habitual models and mental shortcuts.
    Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Patrick O’Connor, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, told AP this may be Denver’s deepest and oldest find yet.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
  • The style of the ceramic vessels in the room suggested the tomb was very old.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025

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“Ancestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestral. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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