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Recent Examples of ancestral
Take your pick among the almost limitless permutations of red wine, white wine, sparkling wine, pet-nat wine, ancestral wine, orange wine, biodynamic wine, vegan wine, and more.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
The King also met with members of the Monacan Indian Nation, whose ancestral lands covered much of Western Virginia.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the monarch met with members of the Monacan Indian Nation, whose ancestral lands covered much of Western Virginia.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Harvard University and Indiana University, for example, are among the schools working to repatriate Native American ancestral remains and cultural items.
—Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
The King also met with members of the Monacan Indian Nation, whose ancestral lands covered much of Western Virginia.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the monarch met with members of the Monacan Indian Nation, whose ancestral lands covered much of Western Virginia.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Harvard University and Indiana University, for example, are among the schools working to repatriate Native American ancestral remains and cultural items.
—Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancestral
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Areas affected by historic buildings are mostly in the city’s urban core.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The game started with a historic first quarter in which the home team scored 36 points, which marked the franchise’s highest-scoring first quarter since 2023, per the team.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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But at the 30-room Casa Cody, California’s quintessential old-world aesthetic is on full display.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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These old-world, elegant beauties will thrive in many types of soil, but should be watered during long dry spells and prefer some protection from the afternoon sun.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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Clouds is the first luxury retreat for visitors to this national park—a more ancient and biodiverse ecosystem than the Virunga Mountains, inhabited by Rwanda and Congo’s gorilla population.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Images of the shelter slipped the Russian choke hold to appear on the world’s screens—intact and unbowed amid the rubble, like a temple time-transported from some more ancient siege, the faces of those within drained but resolute.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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With Howie Rose retiring across town with the Mets, the next time New York baseball has a classic, old-time radio voice is likely decades and decades into the future.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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The menu has evolved over time, but the restaurant has made a point of preserving its old-time charm.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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But this island destination also boasts a walkable downtown, natural beauty, historical fort, top-notch golf courses, and a mix of both luxe resorts and quaint inns.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Kon Knueppel’s presence couldn’t spur the Charlotte Hornets to any historical luck.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Their extraordinary ability seems to come from a habitual, even compulsive, reflection on their past and a focus on anchoring memories to dates.—
Gabrielle Principe,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
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The next major revolution came with the habitual use of fire, beginning around 400,000 years ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Most of them were spent on the third defensive pairing, and then the 22-year-old was scratched for Tyson Hinds late in the year as Quenneville favored the size of Hinds, who spent most of his season in the American Hockey League.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Now imagine moving millions of items, each of them delicate, unique, priceless and old.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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“Ancestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestral. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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