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
Genetic genealogy has increasingly been used to track down unidentified criminal suspects and help solve scores of cold cases in recent years, some of them more than a half-century old or involving other serial killers.
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CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
In 2017, Paul Holes, a cold case investigator from Contra Costa County, came up with an idea to use genetic genealogy to investigate the case.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
In recent years, police across the US have turned to emerging DNA tools – including genetic genealogy and DNA phenotyping, which can predict what a suspect may look like – to revive long‑dormant cases.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
But none had better pound-for-pound joke-writing than Adults, an FX half hour that lives very much in the genealogy of New Girl.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
In 2017, Paul Holes, a cold case investigator from Contra Costa County, came up with an idea to use genetic genealogy to investigate the case.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
In recent years, police across the US have turned to emerging DNA tools – including genetic genealogy and DNA phenotyping, which can predict what a suspect may look like – to revive long‑dormant cases.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
But none had better pound-for-pound joke-writing than Adults, an FX half hour that lives very much in the genealogy of New Girl.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genealogy
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Clan Buchanan, which is estimated to have 5 million members worldwide claiming common ancestry, has been without a chief for more than 300 years after the last one died out without a male heir.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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And her mother, who is still a working actor, is from a Jewish background with Polish ancestry.—
Louis Staples,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
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Most of these acquisitions occurred during a relatively narrow window in the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous, some 140 million years ago, just before many major lineages began to diverge quickly (in evolutionary terms, anyway).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Jan. 2026
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Images of Marie Antoinette, alongside photographs of Russian Jewish women in the early 20th century, place contemporary practice with the long lineage of the spiritual practice.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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That type of pedigree is why the Giants pulled out all the stops to land Harbaugh.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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The job opening boasts unprecedented stability, championship pedigree, and stable ownership, among other things.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Through a life-saving program at the American Red Cross, volunteers go door to door across Los Angeles, helping people protect their homes and families before a fire ever starts.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Despite the warning, Andrea and Rusty went on to expand their family.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Genealogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genealogy. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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