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
Ultimately, Jackson learned the name of a possible suspect through the use of genetic genealogy that had been done in South Carolina in 2018.
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Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The arbitrary nature of torture places the text in the long genealogy of the captivity narrative; if there is a degree of the adventure yarn in the tale, than there is also something of an Arthur Koestler or an Alexander Solzhenitsyn as well.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
While there were likely about four eggs in its clutch, or the group of eggs that were laid at the same time, there is no evidence to support any other existing hybrid jays of the same genealogy.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025
The case went cold until 2022, when the Denver Police Department reopened the investigation and used DNA evidence and genetic genealogy to identify Groshart as a suspect.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The arbitrary nature of torture places the text in the long genealogy of the captivity narrative; if there is a degree of the adventure yarn in the tale, than there is also something of an Arthur Koestler or an Alexander Solzhenitsyn as well.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
While there were likely about four eggs in its clutch, or the group of eggs that were laid at the same time, there is no evidence to support any other existing hybrid jays of the same genealogy.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025
The case went cold until 2022, when the Denver Police Department reopened the investigation and used DNA evidence and genetic genealogy to identify Groshart as a suspect.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genealogy
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His curiosity is mirrored by that of Lewis Moon, a free-spirited drifter with both Cheyenne and Choctaw ancestry, who has been contracted by the government to drop bombs on the Niaruna, in an effort to scatter the tribe.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Nelson's possibly offhand claims to Cherokee ancestry, nevertheless, have been repeated in biographies without verification.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
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According to The New York Times, their family lineage traces back to General Lew Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and former United States Minister to France Gouverneur Morris.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The preference for sons is rooted in a patriarchal structure where boys are expected to carry on the family lineage, inherit property, and perform essential last rites for their parents.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The film looks like a million bucks, has a high pedigree of talent, and mistakes constant poking for conversation, endless buzzwords for a buffet of food for thought, incendiary hypotheticals for insight.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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The franchise looks to integrate its future, Flagg, with championship-pedigree veterans like Irving and Davis in hopes of hoisting its first Larry O’Brien Trophy since 2011.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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For a more glamorous view, try the deck outside Cappuccino Palau March, a cafe across the street from the Palau Reial de l’Almudaina, a historic palace of the Spanish royal family (admission, €7).—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Authorities have expedited the process by getting DNA samples from family members who lost loved ones, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch said.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Genealogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genealogy. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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