as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a Cambodian immigrant who can trace her Khmer ancestry as far back as the 16th century
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Recent Examples of ancestry
This is also a wonderful time to connect with your kindred, review the past or look into your ancestry.
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Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
The owner, Ashok Sethi, has been in business for more than 30 years and 90% of his customers trace their ancestry to India.
—Angela Chitkara, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
In that song, D’Angelo uses the occasion of his son’s birth to consider his ancestry.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
According to Duncan Ryȗken Williams, the director of The Irei Project, which has compiled the most comprehensive list of those detained, nearly 127,000 people of Japanese ancestry were incarcerated between 1942 and 1947, when the last camp closed.
—Susan H. Kamei, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025
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Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
The owner, Ashok Sethi, has been in business for more than 30 years and 90% of his customers trace their ancestry to India.
—Angela Chitkara, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
In that song, D’Angelo uses the occasion of his son’s birth to consider his ancestry.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
According to Duncan Ryȗken Williams, the director of The Irei Project, which has compiled the most comprehensive list of those detained, nearly 127,000 people of Japanese ancestry were incarcerated between 1942 and 1947, when the last camp closed.
—Susan H. Kamei, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancestry
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The dyrosaurid lineage spread across the globe, and the group as a whole even survived the extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The paleontologist Simon Conway Morris points out that there are common and widespread patterns of convergent evolution in life’s history, where similar adaptations, like eyes, wings, and streamlined bodies, evolved independently in unrelated lineages.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Black Archives wants to teach people about genealogy The Black Archives is holding an event in Miami that helps teach people tools to trace their family history.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The panel concurred with Kleverov’s persistent appreciation for his story’s human origins, but also his acknowledgment that AI made bringing that story to life achievable.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The dusty, white imprints appear to be paw prints, though their origin remains unclear.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Certain men who look a certain way and have a certain pedigree can behave imperfectly, to say the least, and still be confirmed into a position of power that has long-reaching consequences.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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His winning pedigree and steady demeanor have become defining traits within the Nuggets’ locker room.—
Evan Dammarell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Crucially, the scientists mimicked this process by creating an artificial neural network, and by applying a simple algorithm called gradient descent to increase the accuracy of its predictions.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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One of young Anthony’s closest friends was a boy who was of Japanese descent.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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For example, for a family of three paying $22,000 annual premiums with a $21,000 deductible is essentially paying mortgage on an expensive non-existent house.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In her eight years practicing family law, Jackie Combs has helped her clients navigate many divorces.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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The former race dog, who had been used for breeding, started sleeping with the fluffy toy tucked under her arm.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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On Morgan Island, off the coast of South Carolina, the company also manages a free-range breeding colony of thirty-seven hundred monkeys for the National Institutes of Health.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Ancestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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