as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century
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Recent Examples of bloodline
Nonetheless, none fathered children, meaning Hitler’s bloodline will indeed definitively end after this generation.
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Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
But the fifth-year senior with strong football bloodlines — his dad Blake was a first-round pick in the 1995 NFL Draft and played nine seasons in the NFL — came in prepared.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
And the intergenerational relationships within families not only carry the inheritance of civilization and bloodlines but also, due to differences in each generation’s stance and responsibilities, lead people to make to distinct choices when facing disasters.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Because questions of relation and bloodlines don’t factor into it, new would-be CEOs—endlessly replenishable resources—are always available to take the helm, with new bodyguards available to protect them.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
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Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
But the fifth-year senior with strong football bloodlines — his dad Blake was a first-round pick in the 1995 NFL Draft and played nine seasons in the NFL — came in prepared.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
And the intergenerational relationships within families not only carry the inheritance of civilization and bloodlines but also, due to differences in each generation’s stance and responsibilities, lead people to make to distinct choices when facing disasters.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Because questions of relation and bloodlines don’t factor into it, new would-be CEOs—endlessly replenishable resources—are always available to take the helm, with new bodyguards available to protect them.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodline
Noun
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The Sierra Nevada red fox is a distinct lineage from the common red fox known for residing in high-elevation, remote mountainous regions.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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There’s a lineage of people who’ve done this work and who are doing it now, which is so exciting to me.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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All are of Native American ancestry and are adherents of Native American religious traditions, the lawsuit says.—
Katie Mulvaney,
The Providence Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Primus is how my ancestry began.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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Here was a paper with a strong pedigree that had fallen on somewhat hard times, and a suitor with funds who seemed eager to return it to steady glory.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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But White has long preached the process over championship pedigree to his potential players, and that doesn’t change now that Texas has a title.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ancestry claims to put these family history opportunities at your fingertips with the world’s largest online collection of genealogy records.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The realization started Mills’ path on genealogy.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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Today, the wood stork's breeding population is estimated at between 10,000 and 14,000 nesting pairs across around 100 sites — more than twice the number of pairs and over three times the number of colonies compared to when it was listed.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The recent success of wolves in improving their population in California to include four successful breeding pairs triggered the start of a new phase of the plan.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Bauer proposed an amendment to state that a government body shouldn’t take action to prohibit, deny, restrict or interfere with the right to marry based on race, color, ethnicity or national origin.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Though the term has a rich history in hockey, its origins lie in cricket.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bloodline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodline. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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