as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
has a distinguished genealogy that traces back to William the Conqueror
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Recent Examples of genealogy
With few leads, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit specializing in identifying unknown remains through genetic genealogy.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Quickly, the Park County coroner turned to forensic genetic genealogy services.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Genetic genealogy first gained national attention in 2018 after it was used to identify a suspect in the Golden State Killer case.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Garza, 28, works in the genealogy and history department, where researchers sift through thousands of books, maps and archival records to learn about their family histories.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Quickly, the Park County coroner turned to forensic genetic genealogy services.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Genetic genealogy first gained national attention in 2018 after it was used to identify a suspect in the Golden State Killer case.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Garza, 28, works in the genealogy and history department, where researchers sift through thousands of books, maps and archival records to learn about their family histories.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genealogy
Noun
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Hence a new lawsuit challenging a medical scholarship administered by the Department of Health and Human Services that bars applicants who don’t have Native Hawaiian ancestry.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the Americas, only Chile and Colombia do not grant birthright citizenship, relying instead on jus sanguinis or citizenship based on ancestry rather than place of birth.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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That experience introduced mo‘o—continuity, succession—as a guiding thread for the triennial, reminding me that everything exists in relation and within long lineages of care.—
Wassan Al-Khudhairi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Stoudemire joins a lineage of Jewish basketball icons in the Hall of Fame, including Sue Bird, who was inducted last year, Nancy Lieberman, Nat Holman, Barney Sedran, Max Friedman and Dolph Schayes — the only other Jewish player to have his number retired in the NBA.—
Jacob Gurvis,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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The school has banners and big names to prove its hockey pedigree, though the real evidence lies with a man called Rooster.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Titleless, yes, but by no means without royal pedigree, Peter Phillips was welcomed into the world with a 41-gun salute from the Tower of London.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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There is a priority placed on prevention and providing services to children and families within the home environment.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Unlike Superman, Kara was not raised by a loving human family or taught how to be a hero but is later forced to follow in her younger cousin's footsteps and become a hero.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Genealogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genealogy. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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