as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
his family tree includes writers, musical composers, and other notables in the arts
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Recent Examples of family tree
Investigators used genealogical sites to build a family tree and pulled trash from the Pennsylvania home of Kohberger's parents to make a connection.
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The distant cousin was used to build a family tree, which eventually led investigators to Joseph DeAngelo.
—Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Here's a look at Savannah Guthrie's family tree.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Sisters Helen, Sylvia and Jeanne, all 70-plus, form the canopy of the family tree; newborn Charlie is the fresh sprig.
—Clare McHugh, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The distant cousin was used to build a family tree, which eventually led investigators to Joseph DeAngelo.
—Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Here's a look at Savannah Guthrie's family tree.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Sisters Helen, Sylvia and Jeanne, all 70-plus, form the canopy of the family tree; newborn Charlie is the fresh sprig.
—Clare McHugh, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family tree
Noun
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All are of Native American ancestry and are adherents of Native American religious traditions, the lawsuit says.—
Katie Mulvaney,
The Providence Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Primus is how my ancestry began.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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There’s an additional quest element in Elizabeth seeking documents about her family lineage to fight her erasure from the history books.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hunter-McPhan's lineage makes her Black and Japanese.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ancestry claims to put these family history opportunities at your fingertips with the world’s largest online collection of genealogy records.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The realization started Mills’ path on genealogy.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the courtroom will be parents and families from across the US who say their children were harmed — or even died — as a result of social media.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco, said her bill, AB 1846, would allow judges to place a child with a family member at any point during the foster care process.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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In 2021, Morobe was paired with Keweng, a female tree kangaroo, for breeding and sired two daughters, Paia and Ren, according to the zoo.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Gatorland features hundreds of reptiles, as well as other animals, plus gator wrestling, a zip-line course that travels over the breeding marsh, an off-road attraction, old Florida charm and an iconic entrance that encourages visitors to walk through oversized alligator jaws.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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Military and dual-use AI capabilities, many with commercial origins, are being tested and deployed.—
Jared Cohen,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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Soma, a young woman who is searching for her own origins.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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All three are Nordic countries with populations above 5 million and strong winter sport pedigrees — Norway most of all.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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That requires a WASPish pedigree, not to mention a Jewish mother who has been medically induced into a coma.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to detain foreign nationals, many of them Japanese, while Executive Order 9066 was used to detain and incarcerate people of Japanese descent from the West Coast en masse, including US citizens.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Convinced that her sadistic ceremonies will transform him into a god, Clara draws Brighton into a hallucinatory descent into faith, flesh, and the sublime.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20tree. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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