EXTRACTION Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

extraction

noun

ik-ˈstrak-shən

Definition of extraction

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended a family of Italian extraction

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Recent Examples of extraction After decades of resource extraction, global recycling efforts are finally accelerating. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026 The report itself spans 36 plant fibers, excluding cotton, and examines cultivation, extraction and processing activities across applications including textiles and fashion, automotive, construction and pulp and paper. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 July 2026 Most people never think twice about the tooth that comes out during a wisdom tooth extraction. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 The pulp inside a wisdom tooth carries stem cells, and a small but growing number of private companies now offer to freeze and store them right after extraction. — Allison Palmer july 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for extraction

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Noun

However, elites’ DNA contained genetic similarities known as runs of homozygosity — adjacent genetic markers indicating common ancestry — and their genomes tended to be more homogenous than those of non-elites.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Maybe that ancestry made Beck the wrong guy to pitch on America’s big day.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

Definition of ancestry

Noun

Green said that through William's mother, the late Princess Diana, his lineage traces back to Benajah Strong.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
The research team, led by Ellie Bourgikos and Nathan Grubaugh at the Yale School of Public Health, estimates that one of the virus’s two major lineages arrived in the Northeast by the early 1700s.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of lineage

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The innovative fair’s first international edition will debut during Art Basel Paris and be staged in two buildings in the Marais, a swerve from its highly specific locational origins.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
And that historically had a sort of origin in the Drake equation, which might have fallen out of favor, but really structured the conversation for a long time.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026

Definition of origin

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The 61-year-old was treated in Greece for neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, after a sudden cabin depressurization triggered oxygen masks and a rapid descent.

— Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Both Carpenter and Obeng are Black, but as the lawsuit reads, Carpenter is not of either Canadian nationality or Ghanaian descent.

— Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Definition of descent

Noun

The irony here is thick, because while there were captive flamingos, escaped captive flamingos, and the occasional storm refugee along with sightings of coastal flybys, there were no longer any wild breeding birds.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026
The film centers on an open rescue earlier this year and subsequent court case after activists raided Ridglan, a Wisconsin beagle breeding facility.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of breeding

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Othram, based in The Woodlands, Texas, specializes in advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy, a method that can help investigators identify suspects or unknown victims when traditional law enforcement databases do not produce a match.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Investigators identified Cheryl using forensic genetic genealogy.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Definition of genealogy

Noun

The family fought for three hours last July Fourth to stay alive after more than a summer’s worth of rain fell overnight on bone-dry soil, pushing the waterway from about 3 feet to 30 feet in just 45 minutes.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
History shows family successions, whether in North Korea or Syria, tend to happen through rigid authoritarian control, with the transfer of power underwritten by whoever controls the military.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of family

Noun

Today’s hiring manager should prioritize foundational knowledge, work ethic, and adaptability over the pedigree of a degree or years of experience even from top companies.

— Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The high-pedigree cast features Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, and many more.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of pedigree

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