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Recent Examples of ancestral
His menu invites you to look with him back at his origins and ancestral tradition while celebrating the gifts of his current home.
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Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
Then there’s Tofino’s Tin Wis Resort, which is owned and operated by the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation on its ancestral property.
—Alexandra Marvar, AFAR Media, 23 Sep. 2025
This intimate relationship with their ancestral homeland has made diaspora Armenians influential in the country’s politics.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
Tracing the history of a Tayal shaman family, the project explores how untold ancestral memories resonate into modern times by combining tribal legend, fantasy and romance.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
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Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
Then there’s Tofino’s Tin Wis Resort, which is owned and operated by the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation on its ancestral property.
—Alexandra Marvar, AFAR Media, 23 Sep. 2025
This intimate relationship with their ancestral homeland has made diaspora Armenians influential in the country’s politics.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
Tracing the history of a Tayal shaman family, the project explores how untold ancestral memories resonate into modern times by combining tribal legend, fantasy and romance.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancestral
Adjective
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The Walker-Stone House is a historic structure downtown that houses the Folk School of Fayetteville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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Precise numbers of staffing cuts are hard to pin down, but their historic scale in the first eight months of this administration is unmistakable.—
Chris Sellers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s an atemporal quality to the film’s stylized alternate reality, which blends an old-world charm with signs of a technocratic dystopia, all contained to a few blocks in an imaginary town.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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These silhouettes didn’t read as rigid or old-world.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The piece filled both a madrasa and a caravanserai, placing ancient craft next to modern technology.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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But those who study the stars say this is a fact long known by ancient astronomers, and the disconnect is essentially an intentional feature of the zodiac, not a bug.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This year’s newest members included Hot Rize, the Bluegrass Cardinals, and the late Arnold Shultz, an old-time Black musician who remains a pioneering influence on the formation of bluegrass.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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And the decor is still the same paneled walls with old-time ads for Nehi and Cepacol.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The 7% rule refers to the historical average annual return of the stock market.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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What’s being erased are actual historical facts.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Rays fans hope habitual cost-cutting will end with new ownership and an influx of capital.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Offer Concrete Alternatives For Connection When an old ritual disappears, what partners often miss is not just the activity itself but the habitual cues of connection embedded within it.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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People only 21 years or older are allowed to shop at Canna Bloom.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Ancestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestral. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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