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
Scientists at the laboratory conducted DNA tests and used investigative genetic genealogy — a technique that aims to solve cold cases through relatives of the individual whose DNA is being tested — to eventually confirm Asher's identity.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
At the time of his death, Brashers was not publicly identified as a serial killer, but advances in forensic genealogy changed that.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
For decades, the case remained cold until new DNA methods and forensic genealogy helped point authorities to a suspect and eventually connect Schmidt to the crime.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Lacroix, a French political scientist, draws on a vast store of archives and interviews to provide an exhaustive genealogy of the party and its members, as well as its religious and political competitors, admirers, and detractors.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
At the time of his death, Brashers was not publicly identified as a serial killer, but advances in forensic genealogy changed that.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
For decades, the case remained cold until new DNA methods and forensic genealogy helped point authorities to a suspect and eventually connect Schmidt to the crime.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Lacroix, a French political scientist, draws on a vast store of archives and interviews to provide an exhaustive genealogy of the party and its members, as well as its religious and political competitors, admirers, and detractors.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genealogy
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Notably, however, among the new appointees to the board were a Black man, another man whose mother is Iranian and whose father is Pakistani, and a man of Spanish ancestry whose parents were Turkish immigrants.—
Richie Zweigenhaft,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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For Brown, and other Virgin Islanders with ancestry tied to Danish colonialism, the recent discussions over Greenland’s future have spurred heightened empathy and concern for the 57,000 inhabitants of the 836,000-square-mile island with a climate much different from their own.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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The lineage continues through efforts to measure intelligence, such as the Binet-Simon test that generated an IQ score, through to Alan Turing’s creation of early computer systems to create beyond-human intelligence.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ninety million years after our lineages split, humans are beginning to listen to whales in a new way.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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During his time in his home state of New Jersey — the Giants' facility is in the same parking lot as MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford — DeVito understood the pedigree of a Super Bowl-winning franchise.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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None of those running this time have that political pedigree, or the Sacramento backgrounds of Newsom or Brown, which, Porter suggested, is not a bad thing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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In making that choice, families often find that our public schools are the perfect place for their child to thrive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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The agency investigated 14,938 threat concerns toward members of Congress, their staff, their families, and the Capitol grounds in 2025.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Genealogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genealogy. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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