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genealogist

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Recent Examples of genealogist As a baby boomer and an amateur genealogist, I am continually frustrated by the lack of interest my grandchildren’s generation seems to have in learning about their family history — particularly mine. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 Based in the Houston area, Othram offered its help through Project Grace, which covered costs, including the creation of a DNA profile from a victim sample, the uploading of information into a genealogy database and the investigation by a forensic genealogist, the Sheriff's Office said. Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The organization works with law enforcement agencies nationwide, using volunteer investigative genetic genealogists to build extensive family trees and trace DNA matches. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 According to the district attorney, an investigative genealogist with the Columbus Police Department traced the man’s DNA and identified McNulty as a potential suspect. Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for genealogist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for genealogist
archivist
Noun
  • So Sejko, as a professional archivist and head of the editorial department for Italy’s Cinecitta Luce, set about analyzing and curating from the decades of state propaganda films.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
  • An archivist at Mississippi Public Television reached out.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Genealogist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genealogist. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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