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 King Charles sits on a throne inextricably bound up with slavery and colonial extraction. — Brooke N. Newman, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026 By recreating this function in artificial structures, the team aims to separate lithium without relying on conventional extraction methods that can consume substantial energy and produce chemical waste. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026 The report suggests that oil extraction may be approaching a point where its energy demands outweigh its economic viability, fundamentally reshaping the global economy. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 Oil drilling began in the Bayou in the 1920s, a time of lawless extraction, and for decades, companies would simply dump their wastewater into large, unlined pits, allowing the fluid to seep into the ground. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extraction

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Noun

Instead, the report estimated the girls had 50% Ukrainian ancestry.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
It is often erroneously compared to Halloween, though the two holidays may share ancestry in Catholicism’s All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day.

— Rocio Muñoz Ledo, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of ancestry

Noun

Reconciling competing visions of reality depends on continuously normalizing disparate vendor inputs into a unified GTM data model, scoring source reliability, assessing recency and maintaining complete lineage tracking.

— Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
As ecologist Doug Tallamy has chronicled, over 90% of herbivorous insects specialize on one or a few native plant lineages.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

As indie pop became glossier and more fleshed out in the 1990s, few bands embraced its minimal, melancholy origins like the Cat’s Miaow.

— David Glickman, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026
The studio is developing projects based on the brand Quiksilver’s origin story and the story of retail brand Guess.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of origin

Noun

After completing its descent sequence, the booster touched down on the platform.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
First flight of the heavier CZ-10 with an uncrewed Lanyue lander performing a lunar descent and ascent test, exercising the lander’s propulsion and guidance.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of descent

Noun

The law capped the number of breeding dogs in a single operation at 50 and required rest between breeding cycles.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Now, close to 70 years into this long-running breeding project, scientists have pinpointed a specific type of brain cell linked with changes in the foxes’ behavior.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of breeding

Noun

Testing could include genetic genealogy, tracing relatives through DNA connections.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
To anyone accustomed to the usual genealogies of either Judd or late-twentieth-century architecture, his choice of Alexander might have been startling.

— Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of genealogy

Noun

Both British actors certainly have the acting pedigree to play the suave spy, taking up the mantle after Daniel Craig’s 15-year run.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
An 11-year veteran, Brissett is just 23-50 as a starter but brings experience and a pedigree of production to the Ravens’ reeling QB room.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of pedigree

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