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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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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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Orient Express, founded in 1883 and part of the Accor Group since 2022, has imbued the behemoth with the old-world glitz and glamour synonymous with its famous trains.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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Summer means movies 🍿 From ancient Greece to a galaxy far, far away, the summer movie season has a blockbuster lineup of epic, sci-fi, superheroes and heroines to draw film fans to theaters.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Each year, the city welcomes many curious visitors to experience the magnetism of ancient tradition meeting futuristic technology head-on.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 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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That historical egotism fuelled their headiest ambitions.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Over the next 50 years, King authored more than 1,020 decisions and sentenced more than 6,000 defendants, according to historical archives.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 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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Senior second baseman Alexis Richter has learned a lot about playing softball from her three older sisters.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The 73-year-old Weinstein kept his eyes trained on Mann throughout her Tuesday testimony, intermittently whispering to his attorney, Teny Geragos.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Ancestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestral. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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