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
New breaks may be coming in cold cases that have sat unsolved for decades, thanks to new funding for forensic genealogy efforts at the San Antonio Police Department.
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Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2026
Investigators identified the remains as Kinney’s using genetic genealogy and a news article about earlier remains found nearly 30 years ago.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Having hit a dead end, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office decided to bring the case to the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit organization founded in 2017 that uses investigative genetic genealogy experts, who work pro bono, to identify unknown deceased persons.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2026
Investigators identified the remains as Kinney’s using genetic genealogy and a news article about earlier remains found nearly 30 years ago.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Having hit a dead end, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office decided to bring the case to the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit organization founded in 2017 that uses investigative genetic genealogy experts, who work pro bono, to identify unknown deceased persons.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genealogy
Noun
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In January, a DNA profile was successfully developed and uploaded to a direct-to-consumer ancestry database while a genealogist assigned to the Riverside Cold Case Homicide Team was able to positively identify a potential match to a close relative in Alabama.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Leo’s ancestry includes four generations of Cubans on his mother’s side.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Although the lineage may be different, just about every single other aspect of Margaret Atwood’s original Daisy and Agnes remains.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, the Arabic language brought people together through an unbroken lineage.—
Doris Bittar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Peterson praised the pedigree of Lee, a two-time world champion as an assistant, and mentioned that players fall in line with his no-nonsense standards.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Eternally Yours‘ pedigree gave it an inherent edge over The Tillbrooks, a multi-camera sitcom from Tara Hernandez and Warner Bros TV starring Kate Walsh and Rhys Darby.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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Within months, her brother had sold the family home in Streamwood for around $160,000.—
Carol Thompson,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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That game served as a fundraiser for the MacCallum family.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Genealogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genealogy. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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