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 Instead of relying on rich oils or heavy butter, Romito uses waters, extractions, and natural juices to amplify flavor. — Joel Hart, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026 When the extraction took place, last September, ninety people wearing blue latex gloves lined up behind the tapestry. — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 An Oklahoma man has been charged with two counts of murder after a deadly explosion at a marijuana extraction business, authorities said. — Josh Kelly, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Revision surgery may also require scar correction, conservative extraction or beard graft assessment. — Malana Vantyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extraction

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Noun

Charland said people can trace their ancestry to the Hales as well as people with an interest in the Hale family genealogy are invited to revisit the family homestead.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Today, 55% of the city's residents have Middle Eastern ancestry, and the mayor, police chief, and schools superintendent are all Muslims of Arab descent.

— Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of ancestry

Noun

That means that a transposon is partly responsible for the months-long process of development in utero that’s typical for our lineage, humans included.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Butte Creek holds one of only three fully wild spring-run populations left in the valley, fish with no hatchery in their lineage.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

Authorities didn't comment on the drone's origin or purpose, saying further investigation was needed, but two senior officials said the device was likely carrying explosives.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
To be separated from your family of origin means intimacy without proximity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of origin

Noun

But the object was at least another seven meters (23 feet) below him, and a deeper descent was too much of a risk for his inexperienced students.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
The variant then spread into other populations, including people of African American, Indigenous American, and Acadian and French Canadian descent, particularly after the Civil War.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of descent

Noun

In 1970, when the wolves went nearly extinct in the wild, researchers captured five animals to establish a captive breeding program and bring them back from the brink.

— Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Get rid of mosquito breeding sites by removing standing water around your home, including any containers that collect water; cleaning clogged roof gutters and treating retention ponds and drainage ditches with a mosquito larvicide.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of breeding

Noun

Santiago, Clark said, is the first person to be convicted by a jury in New York State because of the use of investigative genetic genealogy.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
The Nathan Hale Fife & Drum will perform and there will be a question-and-answer session with experts of the Hale family genealogy.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of genealogy

Noun

The man's family has struggled to get any information from the hospital about his status or location, Lincoln-Goldfinch said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
While speaking to reporters, Janssen recalled learning what had happened to Serkov while having dinner with her family.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of family

Noun

Germany’s leading indie fest has long made a specialty of outsiders and oddballs — artists who arrived without pedigree, training programs or an obvious industry slot and built the career anyway.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Allied with previous victories at Strade Bianche and in Amstel Gold, and Pidcock’s pedigree in long one-day races should not be doubted.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of pedigree

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