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
Oil and gas fields will do the same, as there is little reason to restart the expensive and time-intensive process of oil and gas extraction until normal shipping routes have been restored.
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Wes Zebrowski, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The province’s economy is largely driven by its oil and gas extraction, as well as mining and quarrying.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 May 2026
The economy still rewards extraction over regeneration.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Flowers were planted and extraction techniques were developed.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
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Wes Zebrowski, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The province’s economy is largely driven by its oil and gas extraction, as well as mining and quarrying.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 May 2026
The economy still rewards extraction over regeneration.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Flowers were planted and extraction techniques were developed.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraction
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In this collection of personal essays, keim explores estrangement from family in parallel to estrangement from land and ancestry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cantens, who is American of Cuban ancestry, is fluent in English and Spanish.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Eta Aquarids have a most interesting lineage.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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For their first album in seven years, American Football look to a lineage of mortality-haunted, late-era landmarks.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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The excess is real; the debate concerns its origin.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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That begins with a reasonably effective prologue that depicts the fall of her childhood home, Edenia, and gives Kitana’s origin a more solid foundation than any of her cast mates.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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Stark, having been elected governor and already well along in his fateful descent from an idealistic man of the people to an entirely corrupt megalomaniac, is on the way to visit his childhood home.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The Cudi tour moment felt like a dam breaking, underscoring a years-long public descent into the darker corners of conspiracy theorizing, through which her positioning relative to a revolutionary ethic has dramatically changed.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
9 May 2026
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Plus, the running water deters mosquitoes from laying eggs—unlike stillwater, which can become a breeding hotspot.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 May 2026
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Modern breeding has introduced several hybrid cultivars, such as ‘Dragon Wings’ which offer improved flowering.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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The case stands as a powerful example of how advancements in forensic science, particularly utilizing DNA and forensic genetic genealogy, continue to transform cold case investigations, delivering answers even decades after crimes occur.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Participants will hear a presentation from SARA archivist Melissa Nesbitt on how to start their own genealogy research.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
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Aspen Wooten, a talented tennis prodigy who moved from Memphis to Lake Nona with her family as a ninth grader, had accomplished just about everything available in her four-year high school career — including winning more than 100 matches.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Knowing that my picture, whether flattering or not, is going to be posted (or shared with our family) is extremely daunting.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Green then shifted into a rare moment of veteran self-awareness and admitted the Warriors are in a transitional phase, but insisted the pedigree matters more than the box score.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Miller, Smith and Guilbeau are a trio of undrafted rookies with interesting college pedigrees.—
Mike Kaye
Updated May 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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“Extraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraction. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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