ancestries

plural of ancestry

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Recent Examples of ancestries The box covers the most popular classes and ancestries such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings. Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancestries
Noun
  • While multiple human lineages have been discovered from this time, scientists have struggled to create a clear timeline.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
  • This evolution is driven by a combination of random mutations and natural selection, where the organisms that are most fit for survival, and most adaptable to the changes that occur in their conditions and environment, are the ones who aren’t selected against, and whose lineages continue.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Those players, with their own experiences and their own pedigrees, joined the team last year and watched a team underachieve.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When employers look past pedigrees and see workers’ singular abilities, histories, and motivations, skills gaps disappear.
    Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The origins of Betty White's Chicken Pacific recipe aren't well-documented, but it's thought to have started with whole chicken breasts baked in a sweet, sticky sauce.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Entertainment Weekly looks back on the acclaimed singer's discography, from her country origins to her latest pop anthems.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025

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