as in lineages
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a family of Italian extraction
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Recent Examples of extractions
Currently, Dales said about 15% of the adoptable dogs have varying medical needs, many that are very treatable, such as diarrhea, eye infections, teeth extractions and skin issues.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
After multiple rounds of chemotherapy, radiation and tumor extractions, Allen went into remission the following year, though months later her CT scans showed her cancer had returned and spread to her lungs.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
After multiple rounds of chemotherapy, radiation and tumor extractions, Allen went into remission the following year, though months later her CT scans showed her cancer had returned and spread to her lungs.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extractions
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Slavers didn’t keep records of family lineages and the enslaved couldn’t do so.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Mingling and interbreeding Modern humans and Neanderthals share an ancestor that originated in Africa, but the two lineages diverged at least 500,000 years ago.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Behind Chalet Alpina are two development teams with impressive pedigrees.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Human sequences depicted various runs and also ascents, descents, lifts, throws, wrestling, dances, a child crawling, and a woman pouring a bucket of water over another woman.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 May 2019
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Fans will undoubtedly be thrilled to see the literal origins of Claire and Brian, both of whom are essential for bringing the original series story to pass.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The museum's origins Congress passed legislation to establish the National Portrait Gallery as part of the Smithsonian Institution in 1962.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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At the end of the finale episode, it was revealed that the pair have met each other's families and Alexe still plans on moving to Chicago to live with Andrew.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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That training is partly why MPS families were recently notified of a change to the school district’s calendar.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sure, most major publishers have abandoned it in favor of multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) releases like League of Legends or DOTA 2 — which ironically owe their births to Blizzard's 2002 masterpiece Warcraft 3 — but smaller studios and companies have stepped up to fill the void.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lifelong issues following premature births include risk of death within the first year, and serious neurological and respiratory problems in the first five years.—
Jessica Meszaros,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The 50-year-old Hazard resident, dressed in a black Harley Davidson T-shirt, was called to an exam room, where a health worker drew a blood sample as part of her treatment for diabetes and the neuropathic pain that accompanies it.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Insulin is necessary to escort glucose into the cells, and without insulin, glucose remains in the blood.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Extractions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extractions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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