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
The show explores her ancestors and her surprise at learning, as a young adult, that her family tree bears African roots.
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Lania Berger, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Later on, when the adult Iris (Gabriel Rose) hands over the clippings to her granddaughter, Stefanie (Kaitlyn Santa Juana), to warn her of death’s plans, Stefanie traces the bloodlines of all the people who died by constructing what amounts to be a family tree of death.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Faced by this lack of evidence, Morrison and his coauthors instead used mathematical models that incorporate data from the existing fossil record and the T. rex family tree, as well as climatic and environmental conditions, Morrison said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
While both certainly hoped for a win, neither felt the stakes were higher because of their family tree, which also includes their dad, Bob, and grandfather, Ray, who played in the majors as well.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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Lania Berger, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Later on, when the adult Iris (Gabriel Rose) hands over the clippings to her granddaughter, Stefanie (Kaitlyn Santa Juana), to warn her of death’s plans, Stefanie traces the bloodlines of all the people who died by constructing what amounts to be a family tree of death.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Faced by this lack of evidence, Morrison and his coauthors instead used mathematical models that incorporate data from the existing fossil record and the T. rex family tree, as well as climatic and environmental conditions, Morrison said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
While both certainly hoped for a win, neither felt the stakes were higher because of their family tree, which also includes their dad, Bob, and grandfather, Ray, who played in the majors as well.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family tree
Noun
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Although ancient American ancestry in modern dogs has mostly vanished, there is at least one breed that still carries the native legacy from thousands of years ago: Chihuahuas.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In one Tulsa, Oklahoma classroom, 74-year-old Sharon Mitchell is discovering ancient Egypt, feeling the pride of her ancestry.—
Kristal Brent Zook,
Essence,
16 June 2025
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The Pitfall Of Poor Data Lineage Without robust data lineage and understanding how data is created, modified and moved, security teams are hampered during breaches.—
Somnath Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Khomeini, who is more of a reformist and is allied with a faction that is in favor of easing social and political restrictions in Iran, garners respect because of his lineage, according to Reuters.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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Festival highlights include a grape stomp, a wine garden, Roman encampment and swordsmanship demos, An Italian Fashion Show, a children’s zone and a cultural and culinary stage with pizza tossing, genealogy talks and gardening segments.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
15 June 2025
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The Cultural Repatriation Committee formed in 2024 and looked through public records to identify exactly who the people were and establish a genealogy, according to Baham.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
31 May 2025
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The Goncalves family blasted the plea deal Monday evening on social media.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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Her name was not released pending notification of her family.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 July 2025
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By 1987, the entire species – numbering just 22 individuals – was removed from the wild and placed into captive breeding programs at a number of zoos throughout the United States.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Since then, that number has increased to 82 breeding pairs across the Great Lakes, thanks to efforts to reintroduce captive piping plovers into the wild and conserve the plovers’ natural habitat.—
Lily Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Claire and Owen are raising Maisie, keeping her as under-the-radar as possible, lest she be found and experimented on by scientists enthralled by her unique origin.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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Enthralling and sleekly devious, this book is also a lyrical reflection on both the origin and the fate of our species.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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The interest from those schools, which had more golf pedigree?—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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Beck, who arrived after two years as Georgia’s starting quarterback, has a winning pedigree.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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Medical testing conducted at the Institute of Forensic Medicine determined that the baby, a girl, was likely of South American descent and was born alive.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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According to Honda, the purpose of the flight was to demonstrate a number of key technological areas for reusable systems, including flight stability during ascent and descent, and power landing capability.—
David Szondy
June 21,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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