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 And repurposing deadstock fabric is one way to control the environmental impact that results from resource extraction to energy consumption and pollution. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 Following the magnesium extraction, concentrated brine could pass through bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPMED). — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 Tailing basins, designed to hold the byproducts of extraction, grow taller and taller, as if humans and our ambition were competing against nature. — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026 But many forests overlay valuable minerals and parcels can be leased by private companies for the extraction of nonrenewable resources such as oil, gas and coal. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for extraction

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Noun

The Viking Row, an homage to Norway’s Viking ancestry, mirrors the energy of soldiers arriving to shore, ready for battle.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Broward county has more than 128k residents of Haitian ancestry, and WLRN reported that more than 100k Haitian TPS holders live in South Florida.

— Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Definition of ancestry

Noun

Ormund’s conviction is complicated by the fact that his most powerful asset, Daeron, is a Targaryen by lineage.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
By placing the Obamas’ story within this lineage, the center makes clear that their journey belonged to a much larger American narrative shaped by generations of leaders and ordinary citizens who came before them.

— Jenan Mohajir, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

Available documents indicate the warrant was related to the traffic case involving his driver’s license, although the extradition file does not specify its exact origin.

— Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Athena Bitzis, now 54, of Stone Mountain, performed in the opening ceremony, portraying one of the muses in a segment honoring the ancient origins of the Olympic movement.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of origin

Noun

Many individuals may unknowingly be entitled to American or Canadian citizenship through birth or descent, a valuable inheritance often overlooked.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
According to Guide to Iceland, Nolan primarily used the country’s dramatic landscapes for the story’s more otherworldly sequences, including Odysseus’ descent into the Underworld and his encounter with the Cyclops.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Definition of descent

Noun

Retrieve a Golden volunteer Gretchen Austin told WDTV 5 that Skye had been rescued from a commercial breeding facility before joining the Aho family.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
For years, the only factory breeding sterile flies in the Western Hemisphere was in Panama, but the USDA invested $21 million to convert a site in southern Mexico from breeding fruit flies to recently start breeding screwworm flies.

— John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 10 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

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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

While the injury history certainly remain a concern, what can’t be debated is his pedigree.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
More generally, being bold has also meant respecting Lucero’s international pedigree and allowing a wide range of architectural typologies to take root, from Spanish Colonial-style estates to Miami Beach-modern spec homes.

— Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of pedigree

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